the use of coloured kits and white balls was introduced in the 1979 world cup edition.
the use of coloured kits and white balls was introduced in the 1979 world cup edition.
in which world cup edition was the use of coloured kits and white balls introduced?
1979
away kits are a recent development in cricket, which has been played in all-white clothing for most of its history. the first professional match played in coloured clothing was in world series cricket in australia in 1979. the first cricket world cup to use coloured kits was the 1992 tournament.









































the england team uses one kit for all home and away odi and twenty20 matches. india also uses a light blue kit for both.
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white balls were introduced when one-day matches began being played at night under floodlights, as they are more visible at night; all professional one-day matches are now played with white balls, even when they are not played at night. the white balls have been found to behave differently from the red balls: most notably, they swing a lot more during the first half of an innings than the red balls, and they deteriorate more quickly. manufacturers claim that white and red balls are manufactured using the same methods and materials, other than the dyeing of the leather. another problem associated with white cricket balls used in one day internationals is that they quickly become dirty or dull in colour, which makes it more difficult for batsmen to sight the ball after 30-40 overs of use. since october 2012, this has been managed by the use of two new white balls in each innings, with a different ball used from each bowling end; the same strategy was used in the 1992 and 1996 cricket world cups. between october 2007 and october 2012, the issue had been managed using one new ball from the start of the innings, then swapping it at the end of the 34th over with a "reconditioned ball", which was neither new nor too dirty to see. before october 2007, except during 1992 and 1996 world cups, only one ball was used during an innings of an odi and it was at the umpires' discretion to change the ball if it was difficult to see.
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