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Will BCCI retire Virat Kohli’s iconic No. 18 Test jersey after controversy?
@Source: odishatv.in
Recently controversy arose after pacer Mukesh Kumar was found wearing superstar Virat Kohlis No. 18 jersey during the India A match against the England Lions at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury.
The video immediately went viral over various social media platforms. The development caused outrage with fans sending hate messages to the Indian bowler.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI also faced criticism for allowing this which several fans feel as disrespectful to the former India captain who retired from the traditional format recently.
BCCI responded to the recent social media controversy by addressing the possibility of retiring Kohlis jersey similar to what was done for Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.
quotMukesh wore No. 18 during the opening lsquoTestrsquo match versus Lions. But when it comes to India A squad there are no fixed numbers as jerseys donrsquot have names. Anyone can pick any random number. The jersey numbers are only sacrosanct for international gamesquot said a BCCI official during a recent interview.
As per sources there is no formal way of retiring any particular jersey number in Indian cricket. However some of the famous numbers arenrsquot worn by players who come later into the team.
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Once pacer Shardul Thakur had worn jersey No. 10 in an ODI match in Sri Lanka and the fans didnrsquot take too kindly to it forcing Shardul to change his jersey number.
However no one else wore MS Dhonis jersey No. 7 after he retired from international cricket.
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