This is the second Indian jersey number to be retired after Sachin Tendulkar's number 10.
BCCI has retired jersey number 7 of Indian team captain MS Dhoni, which means that this jersey will not be available for any player. According to the report, the Indian Express said on Friday that the Indian cricket board will retire the World Cup-winning captain's jersey number in tribute to his contribution to the game. M.S Dhoni is currently only involved in IPL with Chennai Super Kings and franchise cricket, he retired from international cricket on 15 August 2020.
Dhoni has got a very good place in the T20 World Cup and the Day World Cup of 2011. Along with this, the jersey number 10 of great batsman Sachin Tendulkar was also retired in 2017. The report also says that BCCI has now made it clear that the numbers worn by Dhoni (7) and Tendulkar (10) have been retired forever. This jersey can not be given to any other player and it can not be worn.M.S. Dhoni played a crucial role in helping India win the historic T20 World Cup and the 2011 one-day World Cup. Although he announced his retirement from international cricket three years ago, he only retired from international cricket. He is still active in franchise cricket and IPL, playing for CSK as their captain.
All the players of the Indian team were advised not to choose Dhoni's jersey number 7. The BCCI President on Friday said that jersey number 7 was the identity of the 2011 World Cup winner and this step has been taken to remember this identity uniquely.
BCCI has taken this decision keeping an eye on Dhoni in the cricket of the entire country and abroad. This is a matter of importance for him that his jersey number 7 will remain his identity only, no one has been able to erase that identity and it will not be erased.
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