In what’s an interesting new growth, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has determined to retire the Number 7 jersey as a tribute to the person who wore it for 16 years whereas taking part in cricket for India’s males’s crew. He is none aside from MS Dhoni. ‘Thala’ as he’s popularly referred to as in Chennal final performed for India in 2019 and retired from all types of worldwide cricket in August 2020. Three years later, BCCI has determined to retire the jersey.
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Before Dhoni’s No 7 jersey, BCCI had additionally retired cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar’s No 10 jersey. Tendulkar’s jersey was retired in 2017 after Shardul Thakur confronted large trolling for sporting it in one of many matches. Fans related the quantity 10 with Tendulkar and couldn’t see anybody else put on that quantity on their backs.
Jersey No.7 Retired !! ___
“The young players and current Indian team players have been told not to pick MS Dhoni’s Number 7 jersey. The BCCI has decided to retire Dhoni’s T-shirt for his contribution to the game.” @MSDhoni | #MSDhoni | #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/ARIFkYPn1u
— Nithish MSDian _ (@thebrainofmsd) December 15, 2023
It was additionally felt that these jersey numbers have turn out to be so iconic that those who will put on them subsequent must bear the pointless strain of residing as much as the identical requirements.
The Indian Express newspaper stories that BCCI have already informed he younger and present gamers that jerseny quantity 7 isn’t any extra obtainable to be picked. “The younger gamers and present Indian crew gamers have been informed to not choose MS Dhoni’s Number 7 jersey. The BCCI has determined to retire Dhoni’s T-shirt for his contribution to the sport. A brand new participant can’t get No. 7, and No. 10 was already off the listing of accessible numbers,” stated a senior Board official informed the newspaper.
ICC permits cricketers to select any quantity from 1 to 100 to be on the again of their jerseys. When a more energizing is picked within the nationwide crew, she or he is requested which quantity does she or he need on their again. If the quantity is obtainable, it’s given to that participant. For instance, Shubman Gill needed the quantity 7 on his again throughout the U19 World Cup in 2018 however as a result of it was not obtainable, he settled for 2 7s. He has 77 on his again, each on India and Gujarat Titans (GT) jerseys.
It must also be famous that BCCI offers simply 60-odd numbers to gamers to select from. “At present, 60-odd numbers are designated to the regulars in the Indian team and those in contention. So even if a player is out of the team for about a year or so, we don’t give away his number to a new player. That means a recent debutant has just 30-odd numbers to choose from,” stated a BCCI official.
Earlier this yr, Yashasvi Jaiswal needed to play for India with quantity 19 on his again. However, that quantity is with Dinesh Karthik at present. He is inactive and never a part of the nationwide crew however the quantity will probably be obtainable solely when Karthik retires from all types of worldwide cricket. Jasiwal opted for quantity 64 when he was not given the quantity 19.
