NEW DELHI: Gearing up for the 11th edition of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on Tuesday unveiled the official jersey for this season.
The jersey was launched in a joint press conference with shirt sponsor, Kent RO Systems Ltd.
Kent will occupy their place on the front of the Kings XI Punjab Jersey this year.
“We are happy to be primary sponsors to Kings XI Punjab. It is a new team and is expected to perform well and we sincerely wish them to win this year. This association will help us connect to Kings XI Punjab fans,” said CMD, Kent RO Systems Ltd, Mahesh Gupta.
Also present at the launch were KXIP co-owners Mohit Burman and Ness Wadia; cricket operations director Virender Sehwag; captain Ravichandran Ashwin and CEO Satish Menon.
“We’re ecstatic to have Kent on board as a title sponsor. The brand has a strong connect with families across the country and ties in perfectly with our core audience. It’s the start to a great journey that lies ahead of us,” said Wadia.
“Our jersey may have evolved over the years but our traditional red is our identity that fans relate to. Tickets for our home matches will be live shorty and I urge our fans to come out cheering in large numbers to drive our squad to victory,” said Burman.
The Kings XI Punjab jersey boasts of the traditional red and silver colours, with the famous crest logo sitting proudly on the left chest.
Symbolically, the two lions on it represent the legendary Maharaj Ranjit Singh, and the erstwhile Maharaja of Patiala, Bhupinder Singh.
The latter was the first Indian to lead an Indian cricket team to Lord’s in 1911 and was instrumental in setting up of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Together the two lions depict the strength and fierceness of the Punjabi and the desire to excel in cricket, an officizl release states.
