A post by MS Dhoni has created a stir in the cricket world. India’s star player has indicated before IPL 2026 that he is going to leave the number 7 jersey and wear the number 8 jersey. Number-7 is not just a number, but it is an emotion for Mahi and the fans. Let us tell you that Dhoni was born on the 7th of the 7th month, that is why he wears the jersey of this number. So why is he changing his jersey number now in the last phase of his IPL career?
MS Dhoni has been playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL since the first edition. Played for Rising Pune Supergiants only for 2 seasons, when CSK was banned. Dhoni, who retired from international cricket in 2020, now plays only in IPL. It is believed that IPL 2026 could be his last IPL season as a player. But before this Dhoni has surprised everyone with his post.
Will MS Dhoni wear jersey number 8?
While sharing a video on social media, Dhoni wrote, “Some numbers stay with you and number 7 has been one of them for me. But today, I am changing it to 8.” The number-7 jersey is visible in the video, but someone takes it down and hangs the number-8 jersey there.
But why is MS Dhoni changing his jersey number in the last phase of his IPL career? This is the question every fan is thinking. Dhoni wrote in his post, “You will know the reason for this in the coming time.” However, the jersey seen in the video is not of CSK or of yellow colour. This jersey is blue in colour, with tricolor stripes.
Dhoni’s jersey has been retired
Let us tell you that in the year 2023, BCCI had decided to retire the jersey number-7 of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Before this, Sachin Tendulkar’s jersey number 10 has also been retired (in 2017). Talking about Dhoni’s IPL career, he played 278 matches and scored 5439 runs in 242 innings, which included 24 half-centuries.
