As India celebrated their event win on Sunday, eyes didn’t simply flip to the Champions Trophy that Rohit Sharma lofted into the Dubai sky.
Altogether extra eye-catching have been the set of white jackets worn by the Indian line-up, who beat New Zealand by 4 wickets to put in writing their names into cricket, and certainly style’s, historical past books.
Handed out earlier than the trophy ceremony, each participant within the squad slipped right into a tailored jacket with the event brand on the chest pocket.
The profitable crew get to maintain their jackets for all times, a particular memento harking back to the well-known inexperienced jacket awarded to the winner of golf’s Masters in Augusta.
Launching this yr’s jacket with an elaborate video that includes Pakistan legend Wasim Akram watching a jacket being made, the ICC introduced the style objects are “the last word measure of greatness and willpower.”
And never solely that.
“The white jacket is a badge of honour adorned by champions,” they stated. “The jackets embody the relentless pursuit for tactical brilliance, and a legacy that conjures up generations.”
Additionally, they simply look moderately nifty.
