India, July 30 -- Former Indian hockey captain Viren Rasquinha is furious at the new jersey for the team at the upcoming FIH World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium. Indian athletes across sports wear blue, and the hockey team has been no different over the years. The shade of blue may vary at times but the base colour has always been the same. A few days ago, Hockey India released the new jersey for the hockey team (for both men and women), and to the surprise of many, the time-honoured blue had been replaced by saffron (kesariya in Hindi).

Rasquinha, who represented the country back in the day with distinction, couldn't hide his disappointment. In his post on X, he questioned the logic behind the new colour.

"I must say that the Hock...