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Indian Cricketers And Their Jersey Numbers
There was an era when a cricket jersey meant wearing a white T-shirt and a white trouser to go along with it. As decades passed by, slowly and steadily we started seeing colors on the jerseys, then we witnessed the time when players started wearing their special numbers on the back of printed T-shirts which had the name of sponsors printed on them. Time evolved, so did world cricket.
Recently in 2019, right before the world test championship started, the official Instagram handle of the Indian cricket team revealed the jersey numbers of the players through their stories. The introduction of Cricket jersey numbers behind the Test Cricket jerseys has been criticized by many formal players such as Kevin Pietersen, Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar. International Cricket Council (ICC) took the decision to introduce Cricket jersey numbers in the longest format of the game to make it more appealing to the youth and indicated that this tradition would be followed throughout the World Test Championship.
So, let us check out all the Indian cricketers and their jersey numbers:
Virat Kohli – (18)
The Indian captain has something to do with the number -18, you can see him donning the number 18 jersey in all forms of the game.
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MS Dhoni- (7)
Our former captain, Mahi loves to sport the Number 7 jersey on his back, and it has been his number for a while now. It remains to be seen, who gets to wear number 7 after he hangs his boots.
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Rohit Sharma- (45)
The vice-captain of the Indian team is not only an explosive hitter but also one of the best stroke players around. The Mumbai batsman wears number 45 on his jersey.
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Shikhar Dhawan – (25)
Our very own ‘Gabbar’ wears number 25 on his back.
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KL Rahul- (1)
The Karnataka Opener just loves the top spot everywhere, at least that’s what his jersey number (1) tells us.
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Dinesh Kartik – (19)
The wicket-keeper batsman from Tamil Nadu wears jersey number 19.
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Ravindra Jadeja – (8)
The exceptional all-rounder from Saurashtra has given us many memorable performances. He wears the number 8 Jersey.
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Hardik Pandya – (33)
Not many people as hard as this all-rounder from Mumbai. He wears jersey number 33.
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Kedar Jadhav-(81)
The lower-order batsman has played some really useful knocks down the order. He wears jersey number 81.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar-(15)
One of the biggest things in the Indian bowling line up right now, Bhuvneshwar Kumar wears Jersey number 15.
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Jasprit Bumrah-(93)
Currently the best bowler in the world, Bumrah wears jersey number 93.
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Mohammed Shami(11)
The spearhead of the Indian cricket team wears number 11 on his back.
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Yuzvendra Chahal(6)
The former chess player who now represents India in all three formats wears number 6 on his back.
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Kuldeep Yadav(23)
The first left-arm wrist spin bowler to represent India national cricket team in Test cricket, Kuldeep wears Jersey number 23.
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The number printed on the back of the jerseys does not just number, these numbers mean something to the respective players. It could be their special number, something that is really close to their heart, someone’s birthday, or probably just a lucky number. Tell us what you feel about the numbered jerseys and their introduction to Test cricket, we would love to do a blog about it.
