Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

Indian wicket-keeper and batsman Dinesh Karthik was one of the first people to pay his tribute to former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He also made an appeal to BCCI to retire Dhoni’s no. 7 jersey.

Karthik posted a photo of him and Dhoni after the World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand last year. He wrote, “This is the last photo taken after our semis at the World Cup. Lots of great memories through this journey. I hope the @bcci retire the #7 jersey in white ball cricket.”

“Good luck with your second innings in life, I’m sure you’ll have a lot of surprises for us there too,” said Karthik.

BCCI apex council member and former India women’s team captain Shantha Rangaswamy agreed with Karthik. She stated that Dhoni deserved the accolade. She feels that a retiring jersey would be a suitable tribute.

Indian women’s ODI team captain Mithali Raj has also said that Dhoni has ‘immortalised’ the no. 7 jersey.

sachin dhoniThe only other instance of a jersey being retired in Indian cricket was when Sachin Tendulkar bid adieu to the game.

The ICC does not object to jersey retirements. Individual boards have the responsibility to take a call on such matters.

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