IPL 2025: Why is Rajasthan Royals wearing special all-pink jersey during RR vs MI match?
Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be wearing a special all-pink kit for its IPL 2025 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.
The jersey is a part of the franchise's Pink Promise campaign aimed at women's empowerment in rural India. Though the campaign, which officially goes by #PinkPromise, the team will donate INR 100 from every match-ticket bought, for women-led rural transformation in Rajasthan.
Today, we go out there to fulfill our #PinkPromise. 🥹💗 pic.twitter.com/mgzwLLoaxi — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 1, 2025
Moreover, all proceeds from the sale of each all-pink Royals' jerseys will go to its social equity arm - the Royal Rajasthan Foundation (RRF).
In addition, for every six hit in the match by both teams, Rajasthan Royals and the RRF will light up six homes in the Sambhar region with solar power.
This is the second season where is RR wearing this jersey, with its first match in pink jersey played against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 6, 2024.
'We are proud to be donning these special threads which pay a tribute to the powerful women of Rajasthan and of India. It will be a great occasion to celebrate the efforts of our Foundation and to salute the women who are making a difference on ground,' Kumar Sangakkara, Director of Cricket, Rajasthan Royals had said when the jersey was launched in March last year.
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