Wearing green jerseys, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will ditch their usual red jerseys against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The decision to wear green jerseys is part of RCB’s ‘Green Initiative’ to serve as a symbol of the franchise’s ongoing commitment to sustainability. RCB is the only carbon neutral T20 franchise in the world.
RCB’s green initiative was first launched in 2011 and has continued to embed sustainability into all its operations with a structured focus on measurement, accountability and fan participation as the franchise has worked to become carbon positive.
“Achieving carbon neutral status as a T20 franchise is the result of years of dedicated work. The green jerseys reflect this commitment and we hope this initiative inspires our fans and stakeholders to adopt more responsible and sustainable practices,” RCB CEO Rajesh Menon said in a media statement about the initiative.
RCB is committed to supporting everyone for a greener planet
Talking about the ‘green initiative’, RCB captain Patidar said the franchise is committed to encouraging everyone to create a greener planet. “I think we wear this jersey to show our commitment to sustainability and to encourage everyone to make green choices for the planet,” Patidar said.
Meanwhile, on the field, RCB captain Rajat Patidar presented a sampler to his counterpart Axar Patel before the coin toss as part of the goodwill gift. However, it was Delhi Capitals who chose to field first after Axar won the toss. Both teams started with unchanged lineups from the last matches.
Notably, RCB are playing their 100th IPL match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium – the first team to complete a century at the venue in the IPL. Second on the list is Kolkata Knight Riders with 98 IPL games at Eden Gardens.
RCB vs DC playing XI
Delhi Capitals: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood
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