Rishabh Pant has returned to the cricket field after almost 3 months. The unofficial test between India A vs South Africa A has started in Bengaluru from today. Pant is captaining the India A team in this match. The South African team has scored 299 runs till stumps on the first day and has only one wicket left. Rishabh Pant’s jersey was in discussion more than other topics, because he was seen in number-18 jersey, which is the jersey number of Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli has retired from Test cricket, but when the fans saw the ‘number 18 jersey’ in the field, the fans again remembered Kohli. Pant’s picture in number 18 jersey is going viral on social media. Let us tell you that Rishabh Pant’s jersey number is ’17’, but the picture going viral has raised questions whether Pant has changed his jersey number?
Mukesh Kumar has also done this
Rishabh Pant is not the first cricketer in recent times to wear ‘number 18 jersey’. In the same year, Mukesh Kumar was seen in number 18 jersey for India A in the unofficial test match against England Lions. Mukesh’s jersey number is 49, but seeing him wearing number 18, fans created a ruckus on social media. Many people called it an insult to Virat Kohli.
Giving clarification on this matter, a BCCI official had said that any Indian player can wear any number of jersey in the India A match. However, in international matches he has to wear his official jersey only.
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