India, Aug. 3 -- The legendary P R Sreejesh has advised the Indian men's hockey team to leave behind the unnecessary jersey controversy and off-field noises and focus on ending the country's 50-year World Cup medal drought in next month's quadrennial event in the Netherlands and Belgium.

The two-time Olympic bronze medallist said there was nothing unusual about changing jersey colours, noting that India had worn different kits at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups.

While he questioned the reasoning that blue jerseys hamper visibility on blue turfs, Sreejesh stressed that if the players had approved the decision, the debate should end there.

"To be honest, I didn't initially understand what the issue was because the jersey colour had changed ...