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Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one of the most successful captains of the Indian team, retired from international cricket on 15 August 2020. Although Dhoni 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 a brilliant captain and a brilliant finisher, but also as a no. Dhoni is also known as number 7. This is Dhoni's jersey number. BCCI has now taken a big decision regarding this.
Under Dhoni's captaincy, 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 this time they could not win. Under Dhoni's captaincy, India won the ODI World Cup in 2011.
Jersey number 7 will be retired
According to a report published on the Indian Express and NDTV website, the BCCI has decided to retire Dhoni's number-7 jersey. The Indian Express has written in its report with reference to sources that the BCCI has clearly told the players that they cannot wear the number 7 jersey while being in Team India. The Indian Express has written that the young players and current players of Team India have been told that they will not be able to wear the jersey number-7. With reference to sources, it is clearly written in the report that BCCI has decided to retire Dhoni's jersey.
Sachin's jersey was also retired
However, this is not the first time that the BCCI has retired the jersey of one of its players. This has happened before. India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar used to wear the number 10 jersey. His jersey was also retired by the BCCI. Shardul Thakur wore the number 10 jersey in the first few matches of his career, but there was a lot of discussion about it. After which this jersey was retired.
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