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Are there restrictions on whether player can wear equipment with the
national team crest/symbols when playing domestic cricket ?

Gambhir was wearing his India helmet while playing the Ranji final.
Maybe a technicality, but does not seem appropriate to  wear national
team colors when playing for a provincial team.

Does this happen in the Pura Cup or other equivalent domestic
championships ?

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:00:15 -0800 (PST), SportsFan

It's rather frowned on in England, though it happens occasionally. The
usual excuse given is that the batsman's county-logoed helmet got hit
(and you're not supposed to use a helmet after it's been hit very hard
by a ball because it is inevitably weakened by the impact) and he
hasn't had time to get a replacement.

There's absolutely no excuse, though, for wearing an international cap
in a non-international game (except a benefit or festival shindig, in
which case it may be almost required).

Cheers,

Mike
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SportsFan says...

The only piece of national equipment I've ever seen used in a domestic
match was that same bit of gear, a helmet.  

IIRC Michael Bevan wore an Australian one once when playing a game for
Tasmania, just after transferring to there from NSW.  His NSW helmet was
obviously not a option, and he apparently hadn't yet acquired a TAS one.

GM