“This is how BCCI should honor Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli”, see what special demand did Suresh Raina make?

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina said something special about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.Suresh Raina said BCCI should retire Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma jersey number 18 and 45.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from T20 International. Both the players announced their retirement from the format after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup. Now keeping in mind the retirement of both, former Team India veteran batsman Suresh Raina made a special demand to BCCI, saying that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should be respected like legends Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.

"This is how BCCI should honor Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli", see what special demand did Suresh Raina make?

Actually Raina asked BCCI to retire the jersey numbers of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has retired the jersey numbers of legends Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. Sachin’s jersey number 10 and Dhoni’s jersey number 7 were retired by BCCI, after which now no player coming to Indian cricket will be able to wear jersey number 7 and 10. Similarly, a demand was made regarding Kohli’s jersey number 18 and Rohit Sharma’s jersey number 45.

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Talking on Jio Cinema, Suresh Raina said, “BCCI should retire jersey numbers 18 and 45 in honor of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. They have done enough for the team. Kohli and Sharma are legends of the game. Young players should respect their jersey numbers before playing any match.”

This was the T20 International career of Rohit and Virat

Rohit Sharma: Rohit Sharma played 159 T20 International matches in his career. In 151 innings of these matches, he scored 4231 runs at an average of 32.05 and a strike rate of 140.89. Rohit scored 5 centuries and 32 half-centuries, in which his highest score was 121* runs.

Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli played 125 matches in his T20 International career. In 117 innings of these matches, he scored 4188 runs at an average of 48.69 and a strike rate of 137.04. Kohli scored 1 century and 38 half-centuries, in which his highest score was 122* runs.

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