The complete list of jersey no. of the Indian Cricket Team
The complete list of jersey no. of the Indian Cricket Team. Indian Cricket Team and their Jersey Number List:
- Virat Kohli – 18
- Rohit Sharma – 45
- KL Rahul – 1
- Suryakumar Yadav – 63
- Shreyas Iyer – 41
- Ishan Kishan – 32
- Rishabh Pant – 17
- Ravindra Jadeja – 8
- Axar Patel – 20
- Hardik Pandya – 33
- Shardul Thakur – 54
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 99
- Jasprit Bumrah – 93
- Rahul Chahar – 28
- Varun Chakravarthy – 29
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 15
- Mohammed Shami – 11
- Deepak Chahar – 90
- Ajinkya Rahane – 27
- Cheteshwar Pujara – 25
- Hanuma Vihari – 44
- Ishant Sharma – 97
- Kedar Jadhav – 79
- Khaleel Ahmed – 27
- Krunal Pandya – 24
- Kuldeep Yadav – 23
- Manish Pandey – 21
- Mayank Agarwal – 16
- Mohammed Siraj – 13
- Navdeep Saini – 96
- Prithvi Shaw – 100
- Sanju Samson – 14
- Shahbaz Nadeem – 88
- Shikhar Dhawan – 42
- Shivam Dube – 70
- Shubman Gill – 77
- Umesh Yadav – 19
- Washington Sundar – 55
- Wriddhiman Saha – 6
- Yuzvendra Chahal – 3
Jersey number 18 – Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli proudly dons the jersey number 18 since his U-19 time. The reason to keep the number is emotional. His father wanted him to play for India but passed away when he was just 18 years old and hence the number. He is the “Skipper” of the Indian Cricket Team, he is one of the best batsmen in the world.
Jersey number 7 – Mahendra Singh Dhoni
The former captain of the Indian Cricket Team had two reasons to choose the number 7 – his birthdate is the 7th of July and his love for the Manchester United footballer David Beckham.
Jersey number 45 – Rohit Sharma
The Hitman and the vice-captain, Rohit Sharma played with this jersey number in his U-19 and thus the number holds a special place for him.
Jersey number 25 – Shikhar Dhawan
The player believes that the number 25 is his family’s lucky number and he was also born on the 25th, thus the connection of the number is justified in his opinion.
Jersey Number 21 – Dinesh Karthik
The wicket-keeper batsman went on to select a number 21to honor his wife’s date of birth and hence he sports the number in his limited-overs jersey.
Jersey number 228 – Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya selected number 228 reason being this was his highest score in an Under-16 tournament organized by the BCCI
Jersey number 23 – Kuldeep Yadav
He is very fond of Shane Warne and thus it is speculated to be the reason that he chose the number 23.
Legends of the Indian Cricket Team – Jersey numbers
Jersey number 19 – Rahul Dravid
In an interview, when asked about his choice of jersey number the legend gave it a laugh and commented that the reason to choose the number 19 was a way to remember his wife’s birthday.
Jersey number 10 – Sachin Tendulkar
Any cricket list is incomplete without the “God of cricket: Sachin Tendulkar”. His jersey number has been kept reserved by BCCI and no player will ever be assigned with the number 10. He began his career with jersey number 99 but changed it soon to 10. Tendulkar faced many issues in the early phase of his career. It was in these times when an astrologer suggested another number which was the number 10.