“No. 7 Can not Be Diluted”: BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla On Decision To Retire MS Dhoni’s Jersey

BCCI chose to retire MS Dhoni’s jersey © Twitter The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president, Rajeev Shukla, has actually invited the choice to retire MS Dhoni’s No. 7 jersey and hailed his contribution to Indian cricket. Previously on Friday, it was reported that the BCCI retired Dhoni’s renowned No. 7 jersey as a gesture to the World Cup-winning captain. Dhoni is the 2nd Indian gamer after the famous batter Sachin Tendulkar for whom BCCI has actually chosen to retire his jersey. Tendulkar had jersey No. 10 and BCCI retired it in 2017. Shukla invited the choice. “The choice of BCCI is an honour for MS Dhoni due to the fact that of his contribution to Indian cricket. He has actually exceptionally added to world cricket and Indian cricket. This is an excellent choice. No. 7, which was related to him, can not be watered down … somebody else who might have had that number,” Shukla informed ANI During a profession that covered over 15 years, Dhoni left a lasting mark worldwide of cricket. In the long-format profession, Dhoni played 90 matches, scoring 4,876 perform at approximately 38.09. He scored 6 centuries and 33 half-centuries, with the very best rating of 224. He is the 14th-highest scorer for India in Tests. As a captain, he led India in 60 Test matches, out of which they won 27 matches, lost 18 and drew 15. With a win portion of 45.00, he is among India’s most effective skippers throughout all ages. He led Team India to the top ranking in the ICC Test Rankings. H
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