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Who is jersey number 333 in cricket?
Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle famously sported the number ‘333’ on his jersey. It was his highest Test score. Muttiah Muralitharan, who used to sport the number 8 on his back, wore the famous 800 jersey for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, reminding the world of his jaw-dropping Test wicket tally.
What is jersey No of Rohit Sharma?
Since making his India debut, swashbuckling opener Rohit Sharma has always used 45 as his jersey number. The 34-year-old made his national team debut in 2007 and initially found it hard to cement a regular playing XI spot.
How are jersey numbers assigned in cricket?
How are jersey numbers assigned in Cricket? It is quite normal in international cricket matches (Test/ODI/T20) that players are having a particular Jersey number assigned to them. Some of the famous players such as Ricky Ponting always wears number 14, while Sachin Tendulkar wears number 10.
Why do cricketers wear numbers on their shirts?
In cricket we rightly focus on numbers at every moment: the number of runs, number of wickets and the number of catches are never far from our minds whether we are playing or watching the game. But beyond statistics of the game, the numbers that players wear on their shirts also have a wider significance.
Why do they call out jersey numbers during a game?
The Jersey numbers are allotted randomly to players. What happens is when a new team is formed, players usually don’t know/remember everyone’s name. So they call out Jersey number during the play. Number 10 gained importance due to pele wearing it.
Who was the only captain to wear number 5 in cricket?
South African player Hansie Cronje was the only captain who retained his usual jersey no. 5 and swapped the number 1 with opener Gary Kirsten! The trend caught on, and by the 1999 World Cup in England, all of the teams had players wearing shirts with numbers on.