New Delhi: Former Australia bowling great Brett Lee is not happy with the names of the players and numbers being printed on Test jerseys and termed the move as ‘ridiculous’.
England and Australia, presently competing in the first Test of the much-awaited Ashes series, have become the first nations in the history of Test cricket to wear names and numbers on their jerseys. The first Test in Birmingham also marked the launch of the ICC World Test Championship.
“For what it’s worth I’m strongly against the players numbers & names appearing on the back of test cricket shirts! I think it looks ridiculous,” Lee tweeted. Earlier, former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist had also termed the initiative as ‘rubbish’. In a tweet, Gilchrist said: “In fact, I’ll take my apology back. The names and numbers are rubbish. Enjoy the series, everyone.”(IANS)
