IND Vs Eng: This player captured Virat Kohli’s number 18 jersey, playing in England

Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket in May 2025 and earlier he said goodbye to T20 International cricket after winning the T20 World Cup in 2024. Kohli is now playing only in ODI format for India. Virat Kohli descends on the field wearing a number 18 jersey, but after his Test retirement, an Indian player was seen wearing a number 18 jersey during an informal Test match between India A and England Lions.

Mukesh Kumar, who is included in the India A team for two unofficial Test matches, has changed his jersey number from 49 to 18. The right -handed fast bowler is playing in an ongoing unofficial Test match against England wearing a number 18 jersey. Mukesh wears number 49 jersey in International Cricket and IPL. He played in IPL 2025 wearing a number 49 jersey. By the way, it is not known whether he has changed his jersey number forever to 18 or it is only for the current match.

Mukesh Kumar is not a part of Team India for the Test series against England and wants to return to the Test team. If the visiting team needs a replacement player during the five -match Test series against England, then he can return to India’s team after some good performance. Mukesh has played 3 Tests, 6 ODIs and 17 T20 matches since his debut in 2023. He last played for India on a Zimbabwe tour in July 2024.