5 IPL teams who had contrasting fortunes after revamping their jerseys
The game of cricket has evolved immensely in the last four decades or so. The advent and development of the shorter formats have totally changed the way the game is followed by the supporters and played by the stars.
With time, the outfits of cricketers have also changed drastically from those days when cricketers only used to wear white. The limited-overs cricket first brought the colourful jerseys into the sport and since then it has been a constant part of it.
The inception of the Indian Premier League gained overwhelming media attention over the world. Team jerseys are just as important in a league based format, especially in the glitzy world of the IPL.
In the last eight editions of the cash-rich tournament, team jerseys have gone through a number of significant changes which have brought some contrasting results to some teams. As the ninth edition of IPL is nearing its final chapter, we take a look at the evolution of the team jerseys in the history of the tournament.
Here we take a look at the five teams from the history of the competition which had very different end results after remodelling their team jerseys.
Kolkata Knight Riders
The Kolkata-based franchise which is co-owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most famous teams in the tournament. In the first two editions of the tournament, the knights flaunted a black outfit with golden lettering and stripes.
After the John Buchanan coached team failed to qualify for the semi-finals for two consecutive years, the owners opted to change the colour combination of the jersey to bring the necessary luck to their title challenge.
In the third edition of the tournament, the Knights chose to go with a different colour instead of black. The emergence of purple as the primary colour has been extremely successful for KKR as they went on to win two IPL titles with that in 2012 and 2014.
There haven't been many changes made in the appearances of the jersey but slight changes have been a regular feature in every edition.