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    'Saffron Holds Deep Significance With Tricolour': Hockey India On WC Jersey Row

    By IANS News July 30, 2026 • 13:36 PM View: 349
    All India Trinamool Congress MP: Hockey India on Thursday issued a clarification over the criticism surrounding the team’s new saffron-coloured kit for the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, saying saffron was ultimately chosen for both functional reasons and its "deep significance with one of the colours of Indian national flag" and added that the traditional blue jersey reduced on-field visibility against modern blue synthetic hockey turfs.

    Hockey India on Monday unveiled the new saffron jersey instead of their traditional blue kits for next month’s FIH World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium, which triggered widespread debate, with ex-captain Viren Rasquinha publicly questioning the logic behind moving away from the team's iconic blue colours.

    Moreover, Congress MP Priyanka and 1983 World Cup winner and All India Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad also criticised the change in the hockey team's jersey from blue to saffron.

    TAGS Hockey India FIH Hockey World Cup FIH World Cup Viren Rasquinha Congress MP Priyanka World Cup
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