Suresh Raina Requests BCCI To Retire Jerseys ‘No.18 & No.45′ After India’s T20 World Cup 2024 Triumph

Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirements from T20 Internationals after the World Cup final last week against South Africa in Barbados.

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Suresh Raina has urged the BCCI to retire jerseys No.18 and No.45 as a tribute to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Both Kohli and Rohit have been true servants of Indian cricket for more than 15 years and played their final T20I last week when the Men in Blue lifted the T20 World Cup in Barbados, beating South Africa in the final.

It was Kohli’s maiden T20 World Cup triumph, while Rohit has now been a part of the grand celebrations twice. Back in 2007, Rohit was a part of India’s maiden T20 World Cup triumph under MS Dhoni. Seventeen years later, the Mumbaikar himself led the Indian team to glory.

“I request the BCCI to retire jerseys No.18 and No.45. They need to have a special occasion where they keep these jersey numbers in their office. The number 7 is already retired, they should do the same for 18 and 45. Every person who sees the number should get motivated. The numbers 18 and 45 have won India games from so many situations that whichever player comes into the team, they should feel motivated by just looking at these numbers,” Raina told Jio Cinema.