Mumbai Indians (MI) men’s team are all set to don the jersey of MI women’s team in an IPL 2023 clash on Sunday against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
The gesture from the men’s team is to celebrate women in sports on the special ESA (Education and Sports for All) day, April 15, an initiative by the Reliance Foundation.
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Why are Mumbai Indians men wearing Mumbai Indians women’s jerseys against KKR?
On the special occasion of ESA day, the Mumbai Indians men’s team led by Rohit Sharma will don a special kit that is similar to the kit that the MI women’s team wore in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
आपले boys are all set for the #ESADay 👕💙
#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MumbaiMeriJaan #ESADay @ril_foundation pic.twitter.com/hujrhb4Mlf— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 15, 2023
The decision to wear the women’s team’s kit is to celebrate ESA day, a noble initiative taken by the Reliance Foundation to celebrate women in sports.
What is ESA day observed by Reliance Foundation?
ESA stands for Education and Sports for All is an initiative taken by Reliance Foundation which is headed by MI principal owner Nita Ambani. On the special occasion of ESA day, 19,000 girls will watch MI taking on KKR in an IPL…
