Suryakumar Yadav played the first One-Day International against the West Indies in Barbados on Thursday wearing Sanju Samson's jersey due to a problem with the T-shirt size and the delay in the delivery of a replacement. According to The Indian Express, Yadav told the team management about the size of his jersey on the night before the game. Even though he was able to use it for a photo shoot, he had asked for a different jersey size.
The matchday jersey that was supplied to Yadav was a "medium" size rather than a "large."
Samson did not participate in the first ODI, hence Mumbai's batter Yadav asked Samson to turn over his jersey. Ishan Kishan was chosen by the Indian squad over Samson for the first ODI, which India won by a margin of five wickets. Since it is against the rules for athletes to tape their names on the back of their jerseys, Yadav was forced to wear the T-shirt with Samson's name on it. It has been learned that Yadav won't receive his new jersey till after the second ODI which will be held on Saturday, 29 July.
“There was some size issue with his jersey. We were told about it two days before the game. He will be receiving his new jersey after the second ODI as the BCCI has shipped it with Indian team players selected for the T20 series. Till then he will be wearing his teammate's jersey while playing,” a BCCI source said.
According to information, a few other players encountered troubles with their sizes and will shortly receive replacements. A handful of the players experienced t-shirt sizing concerns even during the recently concluded Duleep Trophy in Bengaluru, and they borrowed shirts from their teammates.
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