Shardul Thakur made his much awaited ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI at the R Premadasa stadium on Thursday, but the fans aren’t too happy with him or with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for an emotional reason.
Though, he had a good outing with the ball as he ended the match with figures of 1/26 in the seven over that he bowled. However, the fans aren’t too happy with Shardul and made their fury known regarding his jersey number.
Shardul opted to wear jersey number 10, which Sachin Tendulkar used to wear before his retirement, and the Indian cricket fans took to social media to slam the BCCI’s decision to let the pacer wear it.
“@BCCI sincere request 4m Sachin fans. Pls ask Shradal Thakur to change his Jersey no 10 is not just num, it’s our emotion”wrote Naveen
“Shardul Thakur is wearing jersey no 10. Can’t accept it. Ind’s no. 10 is Sachin. Can’t even imagine anyone else in that jersey” wrote Varunn.
“@BCCI don’t allot jersey no. 10 to any upcoming or new player. Don’t pamper the greatness of it. It always belongs to @sachin_rt” Wrote Anup Sriram.
