MS Dhoni’s No. 7 jersey retired© Twitter
Paying a wealthy tribute to former India captain MS Dhoni, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has determined to retire the No. 7 jersey. The shirt turned synonymous with Dhoni, who stays India’s most profitable captain in relation to ICC occasions. While the good Sachin Tendulkar’s No. 10 shirt was already retired by the Indian board, a choice has been made so as to add Dhoni’s No. 7 shirt to the listing as effectively, honouring the contributions the wicket-keeper batter made to the Indian group within the recreation, sources have informed NDTV.
It is known that the BCCI has informed gamers within the Indian group that they cannot put on No. 7 on their again whereas donning the Indian jersey, similar to nobody was allowed to choose the No. 10 shirt.
Even a report within the Indian Express confirmed that the No. 7 shirt is off the cabinets for Indian gamers.
“The young players and current Indian team players have been told not to pick M S Dhoni’s Number 7 jersey. The BCCI has decided to retire Dhoni’s T-shirt for his contribution to the game. A new player can’t get No. 7, and No. 10 was already off the list of available numbers,” mentioned a senior Board official informed Indian Express.
During his early days within the Indian group, nevertheless, pacer Shardul Thakur did put on the No. 10 shirt for a short interval. However, the shirt was retired after that much-talked-about episode. In the case of No. 7 shirt, the BCCI acted swiftly and took the quantity out of gamers’ attain.
The BCCI official additionally confirmed {that a} whole of 60 numbers have presently been allotted to the Indian group’s gamers.
“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,” mentioned a BCCI official.
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