India Wears Recycled Bottles

Our Boys in Blue are back—in Test match whites and recycled fabric.

Our Boys in Blue are back—in Test match whites and recycled fabric. Nike India, which launched the Indian team’s new jersey recently, says it was born of intense research on players and their movements on the field. Yarns of different circumference are used on the face in relation to the back to create greater surface area, resulting in an efficient way to channel moisture away from the skin, keeping the players dry and cool. Motion tracking also enabled the jersey to be more flexible, allowing players to move more freely. But the real innovation is in the material. In an eco-conscious bid, Nike has used recycled polyester from plastic bottles (around eight bottles make one jersey) . Before you start on how polyester is carcinogenic when heated (a likely occurrence on a cricket field), this is what dermatologist Dr Aparna Mehta has to say. “Polyester in clothing is different from that found in bottles. The only issue I can see is if a player has eczema. Polyester can aggravate that.” Indian cricket is presumably safe.

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