Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 15, 2023, 10:20 AM
Mahendra Singh Dhoni: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one of the most successful captains of the Indian team, retired from international cricket on 15 August 2020. Dhoni, however, still plays IPL. Three years after Dhoni's retirement, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a big decision. Dhoni is not only known as an excellent captain and an excellent finisher, but apart from this he is also known for being a number one. Dhoni is also known for his number 7. This is Dhoni's jersey number. BCCI has taken a big decision regarding this.Under the captaincy of Dhoni, India won the T20 World Cup in 2007. Under his captaincy, the team once again played the final of the T20 World Cup in 2014 but could not win this time. It was under the captaincy of Dhoni that India won the ODI World Cup in the year 2011.Jersey number 7 will be retiredAccording to the report published on the website of Indian Express and NDTV, BCCI has decided to retire Dhoni's number-7 jersey. Indian Express has written in its report quoting sources that BCCI has clearly told the players that they cannot wear the number-7 jersey while being in Team India. Indian Express has written that young players and current players of Team India have been told that they cannot wear jersey number-7. In the report quoting sources, it has been clearly written that BCCI has decided to retire Dhoni's jersey.Sachin's jersey also retiredHowever, this is not the first time that BCCI has retired the jersey of one of its players. This has happened before also. India's great batsman Sachin Tendulkar used to wear jersey number 10. His jersey was also retired by BCCI. Shardul Thakur wore number 10 jersey in the first few matches of his career and then there was a lot of discussion about it. But after this this jersey was retired.