T20 World Cup 2022: Australia reveal their Indigenous kit ahead of ICC tournament

Australia revealed their Indigenous-themed kit for ICC T20 World Cup 2022. This is the first time an Australian cricket team will wear an Indigenous-themed kit at an ICC event.

Defending champions Australia on Wednesday revealed their Indigenous-themed kit for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. Australia are going to wear an Indigenous-themed kit for the first time as the Aaron Finch-led side looks to defend their T20 World Cup title on home soil.

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Australia's new jersey will have shirts with black sleeves and a gold and green gradient on its trunk topped by artwork. The kit was designed by Aunty Fiona Clarke and Courtney Hagen. Clarke is related to James Couzens, a cricketer who was part of the Aboriginal XI that played a landmark match at the MCG in 1866 and also toured England two years later.

"The overall design is to do with the process of connecting with yourself as an individual, as a team, in the community and whatever is surrounded by you with the river, the land, whatever you see," Clarke said.

Hagen added that the jersey is themed with the idea to incorporate the colours of both the First Nation flags in Australia.

"In the middle we’ve been able to incorporate the colours of both of First Nations flags in Australia. So you’ve got the red, black and yellow, which represents Aboriginal flag and the blue, white and green which represents the Torres Strait Islander flag," Hagen said.

Australia have been drawn alongside New Zealand, England and Afghanistan in Group 1 of Super 12. Defending world champions have made just one change to their winning team, replacing leg spinner Mitchell Swepson with big hitter Tim David.