The country is currently busy with the cricket festival due to the World Cup tournament. People want to know interesting information related to cricket. Today we share the same information with you. Today’s question is how do cricketers get the numbers written on the back of their jerseys? Is this number given to Indian players by their country’s board i.e. BCCI or players decide their own numbers? Can any other player get the jersey number of great cricketer Sachin Tendulkar? Can any other player get Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s number 7 jersey?
Over time the jersey number becomes the identity of the players. Current captain of Team India Rohit Sharma wears jersey number 45 while former captain Virat Kohli wears jersey number 18. Veteran cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni used to wear the number 7 jersey. Before this he was called the Lord of Cricket. Sachin Tendulkar His jersey number was 10.
Well, we are talking about how these numbers are determined on the jersey. Actually, there is no clear rule regarding this. The jersey number is usually decided by the team management. Board has no interference in this. To select the jersey number of your choice the player Is independent provided that numbered jersey is not owned by any other player on the team. Players decide this number according to their choice. It is said that veteran former cricketer Virender Sehwag has no number on his jersey. However, in some pictures, the number 44 was also seen written on his jersey.
Dhoni made his birthday his favorite number and has 7 written on his jersey. Virat Kohli’s jersey number is 18. It is claimed that on 18 December 2006 Virat Kohli His father had passed away. He cannot forget this day. For this reason, the number 18 was printed on the jersey. Some other claims also say that Virat was 18 when he entered international cricket, so he likes this number.
12’s relationship with Yuvraj is special
Former explosive batsman Yuvraj Singh’s jersey number was 12. It is said that they have a special relationship with the number 12. He was born on 12th December. ie both date and month are 12. He lived in Sector 12, Chandigarh at the time of birth. That’s why he considered the number 12 special for himself and kept his jersey number 12.
R Ashwin’s number is 99
Team India K Spinner R. A similar claim has been made about Ashwin. He considers number 9 as lucky for him. But, another team player had jersey number 9 so he decided to print number 99 on his jersey. R Ashwin’s birth month is also 9. It is also claimed that his roll number was 9 in school.
Ban on jersey number of great players!
As per tradition until now, a team should not have two players with the same jersey number. But, unannounced, it has been observed that Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh DhoniThe jersey numbers of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been frozen in a way. So far no other player has been given the jersey number of Sachin and Dhoni, even though both have retired long ago. In fact, the jersey numbers of these players have become their identity in a way and the board wants to honor the great players.
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First published: November 8, 2023, 17:06 IST

