Fans make fun of Indian team's orange 'petrol pump' jersey but trolls backfire

After the BCCI revealed away jersey, several cricketers even took to their social media accounts and shared their look in the new kit.

Orange has officially become the new blue for Indian cricketers for their next match against England at ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. The team was seen sporting away jerseys ahead of their fixture against England. After the BCCI revealed away jersey, several cricketers even took to their social media accounts and shared their look in the new kit.

Soon after the pictures of Indian cricketers wearing new orange jersey started getting viral, some cricket fans started making fun of the new uniform.

Close enough. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/40cPdhcBvM

— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) June 28, 2019

pic.twitter.com/bEuBBB7kHl

— Srikanth (@srikanthbjp_) June 28, 2019

Fans also started comparing the jerseys to petrol pump workers, but some of them soon faced backlash for their offensive posts in bad taste that insulted the workers.

Petrol Pump Guys too deserve equal dignity like everyone else. Let's wish the team plays well, always.

— Shahid Choudhary (@listenshahid) June 29, 2019

if it represents petrol pump guys, be it. So what? Respect petrol pump guys. you be ashamed when you go to a petrol pump next time

— manjunath (@js_manja) June 29, 2019