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BCCI has decided to keep the number 7 jersey in the 'Hall Of Fame'

The Board of Cricket (BCCI) has decided to keep the number seven (7) jersey of former Indian Cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni(MS Dhoni) in the 'Hall of Fame'. According to sources, the board of young cricketers has informed that the jersey number can be chosen as desired, but never number seven (7). Earlier in 2013 Sachin Tendulkar's jersey number '10' was retired.
Dhoni made his international debut in 2004. From then on he played for India in the number 7 jersey until his retirement in 2022. Dhoni has one of the main achievements of winning three World Cups for the Indian team. Ever since Dhoni's retirement, there have been calls to retire his jersey number '7'. Finally that demand was fulfilled.

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'Mahi' is trending on the internet World

'Mahi' (Dhoni's nickname) started trending on social media as the news of Dhoni's retirement of jersey number '7' became public. Indian cricket lovers are praising Dhoni in various ways to pay tribute to him.

Dhoni's contribution

Hailing from Ranchi's Mecon Colony, Dhoni made it to the Indian team in 2004. The journey from a ticket collector at Kharagpur station to becoming a wicket-keeper-batter of Team India was not easy for Dhoni, but he made the impossible possible by overcoming all obstacles.

Dhoni proved that challenges are not too difficult for him in 2007. The experienced cricketers of the Indian team withdrew from the first (1st) T20 World Cup. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Mahi) was chosen as the leader by BCCI. Despite having no previous captaincy experience, Dhoni gifted the trophy to India in South Africa. From then on Dhoni started. Dhoni completed the hat-trick as the only captain to win the ODI World Cup, Champions Trophy.

Dhoni (MS Dhoni) is on top of the list of India's all-time captains. Besides, he is also excellent as a batsman and wicketkeeper. Whether it's his lightning-fast stumping or accurate take-downs, Dhoni has amazed the audience time and again. He played the role of savior whenever the team was in danger with the bat. In a stressful situation, he shot a helicopter and crowned the victory on the head of Team India. Whether it's Australia, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, India has repeatedly freed from the clutches of its opponents. He scored 4876 runs in 90 Tests in his career. Scored 10773 in 350 ODIs. He was also at the top of the ICC rankings for a long time in ODI cricket. After a decade and a half cricket career, Mahi said goodbye to the international arena. BCCI took special initiative to commemorate the golden chapter of Mahi's career.

The board decided to keep Dhoni's jersey

A BCCI official said that the under-19 and seniors of the Indian cricket team have been informed about this. Not only has India won the World Cup under Dhoni's leadership, Mahi has also become a legend in domestic cricket.

However, BCCI has said that women cricketers are not barred from wearing Dhoni's number seven (7) jersey. According to the rules of the International Cricket Board, a player can use any number between one (1) and hundred (100) on the jersey. More than 60 numbers are currently in use in the Indian team.

A BCCI official said that even if a player is out of the team for a year, his number is not given to anyone else. There are still about 30 numbers available for new players. So no problem. This year Yashasvi Jaiswal entered the team and wanted the number Nineteen (19) jersey. But that number was used by Dinesh Karthik. Dinesh Karthik did not retire so Jaiswal could not take the number jersey. Finally, Yashasvi chose jersey number 64.

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Shubman Gill's favorite number is 7

After the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) did not enter the field wearing the Indian jersey. The famous number 7 was not seen with gloves behind the wicket. MS Dhoni himself sealed the news of his departure from the international arena by posting a video on his Instagram profile in 2020. The 'Mahi' chapter of Indian cricket has come to an end after more than 4 years, but there is still no successor to the number 7 jersey. Shubman Gill's favorite number is 7 but he chose 77 for the national team. BCCI has made arrangements so that no one can enter the field wearing a jersey with 7 written on the back in the future. That jersey number was retired in honor of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

While such tributes are seen in other sports, they are rare in cricket

According to a report in Express Sports, it has been decided to retire the number 7 jersey forever in honor of legendary Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni). While such tributes are seen in other sports, they are rare in cricket. Experts recall only one (1) such jersey number being retired. BCCI was also behind him. After the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar, the 'iconic' number ten (10) jersey used by him was not seen for a long time. All-rounder Shardul Thakur wore the number 10 jersey in his debut series against Sri Lanka in 2017. Thakur became a victim of trolls on social media. It was soon announced that Sachin's number 10 jersey was also retired forever. Dhoni (MS Dhoni) got this special honor as the second Indian after 'Master Blaster'.

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Some of the sports stars whose jersey numbers have been withdrawn are

It is not uncommon in international sports to pay tribute to a legend by retiring the jersey number forever. This is how AC Milan has honored the two (2) greatest players of all time, Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi, by retiring the No. 3 and No. 6 jerseys respectively. Another football club in Italy, Napoli, has kept the number 10 jersey of Argentinian legend Diego Maradona forever. Roma have retired Francesco Totti's jersey. The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat teams have retired his number twenty three (23) jersey in honor of basketball legend Michael Jordan.

Many have spread glory in international football wearing the number 7 jersey

Many have spread glory in international football wearing the number 7 jersey. That list includes Garrincha, Beckham to George Best, Robert Pires. Cristiano Ronaldo took the number seven (7) to the seventh (17) heaven. Mahendra Singh Dhoni did that in cricket. It is for him that the number seven (7) jersey is so popular in the international arena as well.

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