MS Dhoni
Why MS Dhoni wears the number 7 shirt: MS Dhoni. Former Team India captain and Chennai Super Kings captain in IPL. MS Dhoni has won the IPL title four times so far while he is the only world captain to have won three ICC trophies. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is no longer playing for Team India when he announced his retirement on 15 August 2020, but fans of him still see him playing and captaining in the IPL. This year again, the IPL will take place in April and this time Dhoni’s fans will also be seen cheering for CSK. Although Dhoni speaks very little, many people don’t even know about him, but he often says those things, which people want to know about. One of those things is his jersey number. MS Dhoni’s jersey number is seven, but why did Dhoni start wearing this jersey number? Does he know? If not, let us tell you.
MS Dhoni himself revealed his number seven jersey
Even when MS Dhoni used to play for India team and now even when he plays in IPL his jersey number always remains seven. Dhoni himself had revealed it. If you are a fan of Dhoni, then you must know that his birthday is on 7th of July. That is, the seventh day of the month and the seventh month. Not just this, Dhoni was born in the year 1981, even if one is subtracted from eight, the number will reach seven. On the CSK show, when Dhoni was asked about his jersey number, he said that he didn’t think much of it. Chosen the jersey number according to his birthday and his birth month. Now you must have understood why Dhoni’s jersey number is seven. But aside from cricket, many legendary players also wear the number seven jersey in other sports.
MS Dhoni came out to bat at number seven in the first international match
You may be surprised to know that when MS Dhoni made his international debut on December 23, 2004, captain Sourav Ganguly sent him off to play at number seven. It is not the player who decides which player he will hit to which number, but the top management and the captain. Another thing is that Dhoni couldn’t even open his account in the first match and he was left with nothing. He was able to play just one ball, meanwhile there was a misunderstanding with Mohammad Kaif standing up front and he left. However, after a few days, Dhoni’s days changed and he hit hard and today he has millions of fans not only in India but all over the world. One has to see how MS Dhoni himself and his CSK team behave in the IPL this time.