Twitterati unimpressed with Shardul Thakur wearing jersey number 10

[velu]

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Young promising Mumbai pacer Shardul Thakur made his ODI debut for India during the 4th ODI against Sri Lanka in the ongoing five-match series. He had a decent start to his international career as he managed to take a wicket in the very second over that he bowled on the day. Shardul got rid of Sri Lankan opener Niroshan Dickwella in the third over of the match.

He followed it up with some economical bowling thereafter. He finished with figures of 1/26 in the 7 overs that he bowled on the day. Well, by the look of things, these numbers look very impressive for any debutant. But little did Shardul Thakur know that he would be targeted on the social media for a bizarre reason. Shardul donned the jersey number 10 in his debut game.

 

This did not go down well with the fans on social media platforms like Twitter. It is a very well known fact that the jersey number 10 is not merely a number. It is an emotion for many cricket fans. Over the years, legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar wore the jersey number 10, and hence the jersey number has attained an iconic stature in Indian cricket.

 

Ever since Sachin retired from the game of cricket, the jersey number went unused in the Indian dressing room. And today, when India took on Sri Lanka, and Shardul Thakur made his ODI debut, the number was donned by an Indian player again. The fans lashed out at the BCCI for letting the authorities give the jersey number to Shardul.

Some noted that the board and team management should have taken care that no other cricketer takes this particular jersey number. At the same time, there were a few who joked about the coincidence of the similar initials that the two players share – ST for Sachin Tendulkar, and ST for Shardul Thakur. When asked about the reason why he chose to wear jersey number 10, Shardul remarked that the total of his birthdate comes up to be 10 (October 16, 1991).

 

 

 

 

https://www.crictracker.com/twitterati-unimpressed-with-shardul-thakur-wearing-jersey-number-10/

[velu]

https://twitter.com/CrickeTendulkar/status/903250245760335874

 

 

[Texan]

What a bunch of idiots these guys are. Why does Jersey need to be retired? Really dumb.

[Rasgulla]

2 minutes ago, Under_Score said:

Jersey #10 is a universal known fact in sports field to be worn by the best in the team...so this Thakur dude has to prove his worth first...all this B'day numbers seems like bull crap.

[SK_IH]

[beetle]

Bunch of idiots these bhakts are!!

You go Thakur  you wear the number and let the losers get a life.

[velu]

 

 

[velu]

 

@Rasgulla   see the disclaimer , "i m not a sachin fan BUT"

 

[sourab10forever]

Lol I will have change my ICF id if Thakur doesn't perform.

[mancalledsting]

Wow...why don't we even retire the number 4 (tests) and number 1 (Odis) batting positions and play only only with 10 men? Some people need to get a life. 

[Pollack]

Social media is not known for intelligent creatures. Least of them on twitter.

[Pollack]

2 hours ago, Rasgulla said:

You feel afridi is no legend.

 

[G_B_]

should retire 10

 

but how is shardul to blame? poor guy just put on a jersey which he is given

[JaFanatic]

  

[velu]

28 minutes ago, JaFanatic said:

  

 

wheres your tweet ?

 

[Sachinism]

I don't neccessarily agree with retiring the number and I get 10 is usually reserved for the star player. But we also believe nobody is bigger than the team, so saying someone is deserving or not isn't really a debate that should be taking place after the guy has won a cap

[mishra]

Still dont see why BCCI cant retire jersey 10 for good. Then again, Indians are used to belittling themselves.

[Laaloo]

[maniac]

@Jersey #10 

[Vilander]

lol 

its like this. Since 10 was worn by 10dulkar modern posterboys like Kohli or Rohit wont wear it as they want their own legacy. You can not retire it like what the mumbaikars want as its plane stupid most other people dont think like that.  So its a catch 22, give it to a rookie, thats what has been done. pretty good imao.