“Virat Kohli Breaks Silence on Test Cricket Post-Retirement: ‘RCB IPL Win Still Five Levels Below’”

“Virat Kohli Breaks Silence on Test Cricket Post-Retirement: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finally reacted to the controversy around Mukesh Kumar wearing jersey number 18 while playing for India A against the England Lions. Mukesh was trolled and abused on social media for the same. However, a BCCI official has defended the cricketer, now stating that the jersey numbers are not fixed for any cricketer during the India A matches.

Notably, Mukesh wears jersey number 49 for India in international cricket, and if he is picked as a replacement for the Test series against England, then he will only wear that jersey. "Mukesh wore No. 18 during the opening 'Test' match versus the Lions. But when it comes to the India A squad, there are no fixed numbers as jerseys don't have names. Anyone can pick any random number. The jersey numbers are only sacrosanct for international games," the BCCI official told PTI.

"Mukesh wore No. 18 during the opening 'Test' match versus the Lions. But when it comes to India A squad, there are no fixed numbers as jerseys don't have names. Anyone can pick any random number. The jersey numbers are only sacrosanct for international games," the official said.

The Indian Test squad picked for the England tour will have two new members in Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh, but it is learnt that the jersey numbers allotted to them are different.

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Although there is no formal way of retiring any particular jersey number in Indian cricket, some of the famous numbers aren't sported by players who come later into the team.

There was one instance when Shardul Thakur had donned jersey No. 10 in an ODI match in Sri Lanka, and the fans didn't take too kindly to it, forcing the all-rounder to change his jersey number. However, when it came to Dhoni, no one else wore No. 7 after he retired from international cricket.

"Mukesh wore No. 18 during the opening 'Test' match versus the Lions. But when it comes to the India A squad, there are no fixed numbers as jerseys don't have names. Anyone can pick any random number. The jersey numbers are only sacrosanct for international games," the official said.

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The Indian Test squad picked for the England tour will have two new members in Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh, but it is learnt that the jersey numbers allotted to them are different.

Although there is no formal way of retiring any particular jersey number in Indian cricket, some of the famous numbers aren't sported by players who come later into the team.

There was one instance when Shardul Thakur had donned jersey No. 10 in an ODI match in Sri Lanka, and the fans didn't take too kindly to it, forcing the all-rounder to change his jersey number. However, when it came to Dhoni, no one else wore No. 7 after he retired from international cricket.

Kohli’s message to young cricketers remains clear and inspiring: “Test cricket is the ultimate challenge. If you want to earn respect across the globe, give your heart and soul to it.

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