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title: "Indian hockey teams to return to blue jerseys for Asian Games"
description: "Most outlets led with the announcement that India’s field hockey teams will revert to blue jerseys for the Asian Games, citing player and public backlash against the orange kits used at the World Cup. The framing was largely consistent across the coverage, with no significant differences in emphasis or additional details provided."
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# Indian hockey teams to return to blue jerseys for Asian Games

sports · updated 9 Sep 2026, 4:48 PM PKT · 9 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the announcement that India’s field hockey teams will revert to blue jerseys for the Asian Games, citing player and public backlash against the orange kits used at the World Cup. The framing was largely consistent across the coverage, with no significant differences in emphasis or additional details provided.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [India Hockey returns to blue after orange kit backlash](https://minutemirror.com.pk/india-hockey-returns-to-blue-after-orange-kit-backlash-627337/) · 9 Sep 2026, 4:48 PM PKT
  > India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams will return to traditional blue jerseys at the 2026 Asian Games after criticism over their orange....
- **Dawn** — [Indian hockey back to blue after anger over orange kit](https://www.dawn.com/news/2028591/indian-hockey-back-to-blue-after-anger-over-orange-kit) · 9 Sep 2026, 12:19 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing
  > India’s field hockey teams will return to their traditional blue jerseys at this month’s Asian Games after criticism of their orange kits at the recent World Cup. The colour change at the tournament in Belgium and the Netherlands drew the ire of Hockey India officials and former players. The bright orange saffron colour is associated with Hindu nationalism, espoused by India’s ruling Bharatiya ...
- **24 News HD** — [Indian hockey back to blue after anger over orange kit](https://www.24newshd.tv/09-Sep-2026/indian-hockey-back-blue-anger-orange-kit) · 9 Sep 2026, 11:45 AM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing
  > India's field hockey teams will return to their traditional blue jerseys at this month's Asian Games after criticism of their orange kits at the recent World Cup.

3 articles from 3 outlets, 9 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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