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Retirement Virat Kohli He left fans with a mixture of emotions from the test cricken last month – gratitude for his heritage and curiosity about what’s going on next. Among many honors, one question still provokes intrigues: what will be with the iconic jersey number 18 that Kohli proudly wore during his journey red ball? AND Crown control Committee in India (BCCI) He did not announce an official announcement, but the recent events hint at a quiet still significant move.
Mukesh Kumar wears number 18 during India a game, sparks of fans
The thing recently attracted attention when a photo of the Bengali Pacer Mukesh Kumar carrying jersey number 18 during the first unofficial test against English lions In Canterbury he became viral. Fans flooded the social media platforms, questioned the bcci and demanded that the cochlee jersey be treated with the same respect as those on Sachin Tendulkar (No. 10) I. Mrs. Don (No. 7), both withdrew after their international outputs. However, it was later explained that the jersey numbers in India are not fixed and often assigned arbitrarily. Bcci quickly cleaned the air, noting that Mukesh is not currently part of an older test team.
“In India games, jerseys do not bear names, and numbers are not permanent. Players can carry any available number. Mukesh randomly selected number 18, and this does not carry the same meaning outside the international cricken. If the Mukesh is drawn into the main test team, it will continue to wear the number 49, the number it used during its debut test series”, “ Senior official BCCI told PTI.
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Traditions are important in the cricket Indian scenario
Although Indian cricket does not have an official procedure for withdrawing the numbers of jersey, tradition and public available have played a major role in protecting iconic numbers. Shardul Thakur He briefly worn the number 10 in OPE after Tendulkar’s pension, which led to fans of fans and a rapid change in number. From Dhoni’s outing, his jersey number 7 also remained intact in international games.
Two new faces – Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh -Thoded are in the Indian test team for a tour in England, but they are both awarded to different jersey numbers, which will further enhance that number 18 will remain a cochlee inherit in the red ball format.
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