You might have noticed that in the test tournament matches the test cricket jersey has a polo collar. It has not been seen in any other tournament jersey but it is just noticed in the test tournament jersey. To know what is the reason behind it, read this blog till the last as there are full details of it and there are some more important facts that might surprise you.
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What Is A Polo Shirt?
A polo shirt is a form of shirt with a collar. This shirt is mainly short-sleeved but can be long also. This shirt was used by polo players originally in India in 1859 and Great Britain in the time of 1920s.
This shirt is made of knitted cotton and it is less commonly an interlock knit. Using other fibers like silk, would, synthetic fibers, or a blend of natural and synthetic fibers. The dress-length version of the shirt is known as the polo dress.
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Why Does A Test Cricket Jersey Have A Polo Collar?
According to the source, test cricket matches are played in summer in countries like India, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, Australia, and Sri Lanka. Playing in summer is very tough because sometimes in heat approaches between 35 to 40 degrees Celsius and can attest to how unbeielvley hot and uncomfortable that is. The test cricket jersey has a polo color because of this reason.
Like when a player folds the color of their test cricket jersey so the neck is fully exposed to the sun it can make it significantly cooler. So the polo color stops the back of your neck from getting sunburnt. The Apollo color shirt was first developed by Lacostem the French tennis ace to replace the stiff woven cotton color on shirts.
