Farewell No. 7! BCCI retires MS Dhoni’s iconic jersey, young players advised not to pick number!
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A BCCI official said that there are just about 30 or so numbers available for young players to choose from. ICC allows players to pick any number from 1 to 100, but in India at least 60 numbers are designated to the regular Indian team players and those in contention. As per the report, even if a player is out of the team for about a year, the number is not given away.
According to a report in The Indian Express, the BCCI informed the players of the national team, especially the debutants that they don’t have the option of picking No 10 or No 7 jerseys
A BCCI official said that there are just about 30 or so numbers available for young players to choose from. ICC allows players to pick any number from 1 to 100, but in India at least 60 numbers are designated to the regular Indian team players.
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