We had Ajit Agarkar in the studio today and I put this question to him and here's what he had to say:
Each player gets a set of jerseys for a tour (although they can always get more if they want, at any time). So, for a 4-Test series, he'd gotten between 6 to 8 and he was happy with that.
On a tough bowling day, he'd run through 3-4 jerseys in a single day. Often there's even a laundry option at the ground and they just ask them to wash and dry and iron it right there.
Anyway, they get to keep all their jerseys. Ajit, on his part, used to keep them early in his career, but he resorted to giving them away later on or passing them on to charity.
Nowadays, they have even more jerseys available to them and there's really no dearth of money for most major boards.
It might be interesting to know how teams like Zimbabwe handle this. But Ajit reckons it's similar with all Test playing nations.
Hope that answers your question.
I'll put together a longer and more detailed response (ask players from other teams and different eras too) in a few days' time if someone reminds me, but here's a cursory idea as to what happens really, and how I might know this:
Each player gets a new jersey for every new game and/or whenever they need a new one. I know, for instance, Aakash Chopra played in 10 Test matches in his career. He's given me two of his international Test shirts.
Possibly, they're given a quota of shirts for a series or tour and they work with that. That might explain why one of the shirts he gave me was almost brand new and may well have been an option for practice that he never used.
How do I get into Harvard ?
I spoke with William Fitzsimmons, the Dean of the Admissions at Harvard and general PR whiz, who described admits in two ways: the superstars in their field and the "all arounders."
He tld me he looked up my file, and that I was indeed an all-arounder. Generally speaking, the baseline for admission to Harvard is easy to describe: a good GPA that will land you in the top 10% of your class, an SAT score at least in their 25%-75% percentile range, strong recommendations, a coherent essay, well-developed extracurricular interests (or academic ones).
Since Harvard can fill its entire class entirely with valedictorians, academics are obviously not the only thing that comes into play. It helps if you're a recruited athlete, professor's offspring, legacy, or dad's in the position to donate a new building. But this is not the entirety of the class.
There are plenty of admits who are passionate about politics, world-famous musicians, amazing actors, lobbyists, beef jerky entrepreneurs (true story), among other things. There are also recruited football players who are brilliant physicists - so you never really know.
Each player gets a set of jerseys for a tour (although they can always get more if they want, at any time). So, for a 4-Test series, he'd gotten between 6 to 8 and he was happy with that.
On a tough bowling day, he'd run through 3-4 jerseys in a single day. Often there's even a laundry option at the ground and they just ask them to wash and dry and iron it right there.
Anyway, they get to keep all their jerseys. Ajit, on his part, used to keep them early in his career, but he resorted to giving them away later on or passing them on to charity.
Nowadays, they have even more jerseys available to them and there's really no dearth of money for most major boards.
It might be interesting to know how teams like Zimbabwe handle this. But Ajit reckons it's similar with all Test playing nations.
Hope that answers your question.
I'll put together a longer and more detailed response (ask players from other teams and different eras too) in a few days' time if someone reminds me, but here's a cursory idea as to what happens really, and how I might know this:
Each player gets a new jersey for every new game and/or whenever they need a new one. I know, for instance, Aakash Chopra played in 10 Test matches in his career. He's given me two of his international Test shirts.
Possibly, they're given a quota of shirts for a series or tour and they work with that. That might explain why one of the shirts he gave me was almost brand new and may well have been an option for practice that he never used.
How do I get into Harvard ?
I spoke with William Fitzsimmons, the Dean of the Admissions at Harvard and general PR whiz, who described admits in two ways: the superstars in their field and the "all arounders."
He tld me he looked up my file, and that I was indeed an all-arounder. Generally speaking, the baseline for admission to Harvard is easy to describe: a good GPA that will land you in the top 10% of your class, an SAT score at least in their 25%-75% percentile range, strong recommendations, a coherent essay, well-developed extracurricular interests (or academic ones).
Since Harvard can fill its entire class entirely with valedictorians, academics are obviously not the only thing that comes into play. It helps if you're a recruited athlete, professor's offspring, legacy, or dad's in the position to donate a new building. But this is not the entirety of the class.
There are plenty of admits who are passionate about politics, world-famous musicians, amazing actors, lobbyists, beef jerky entrepreneurs (true story), among other things. There are also recruited football players who are brilliant physicists - so you never really know.
I'd say to keep in mind that they're looking to admit a class of students, not a student who can encompass every quality. It's ok if you're not a passionate volunteer, a successful entrepreneur, a master pianist, and an Olympic athlete. But applicants generally have pursued their interests to high levels, whether it's a couple of activities at the school and state levels, or one or two activities at the national/international
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