In this article, we’ll look at instances when Indian players wore the jersey of their teammate during a match. The most recent example of this was seen during the West Indies vs India ODI series. One of the instances from the past involves ‘Thala’- MS Dhoni and ‘Chinna Thala’- Suresh Raina. The current BCCI president- Sourav Ganguly, has also donned the jersey of his teammate while batting.
3 Indian players who wore the jersey of their teammate during a match
#3 Deepak Hooda (Prasidh Krishna)
Deepak Hooda wore Prasidh Krishna’s jersey during the recent ODI series against West Indies played in July 2022. In the 2nd match, Hooda was seen donning Prasidh’s No.24 T-shirt. In few other visuals from the match, Hooda was spotted wearing the same jersey, but with Prasidh Krishna’s name hidden by a tape. The reason behind Hooda wearing Prasidh’s Jersey is still unknown.
This is not the hooda's jersey
So what happened with his jersey @md_786firdaush @asadfarooquee @BCCI @ICC pic.twitter.com/Ruo8NdFSPF— afz crazy (@mdafroz511) July 24, 2022
In the match, Hooda conceded 42 runs, picked 1 wicket, in 9 overs. With the bat, he scored 33 runs. Team India eventually won the series 3-0.
#2 Sourav Ganguly (Suresh Raina)
When Sourav Ganguly wore Suresh Raina's jersey! #HappyBirthdayDada #HappyBirthdaySouravGanguly pic.twitter.com/5zJd5duIQy
— CricFit (@CricFit) July 8, 2019
During the ODI series vs West Indies in 2007, Sourav Ganguly wore Suresh Raina‘s T-Shirt. This was because Dada didn’t receive a jersey of his size. Ganguly wore Raina’s jersey in the first 2 games of the 4-match series. He scored 98 runs in the first match and 13 in the second match. India won both the games.
#1 Suresh Raina (MS Dhoni)
Suresh Raina was seen wearing MS Dhoni’s jersey during the Sydney Test of 2014-15 tour. This wholesome gesture from Raina was a testament to the bond he shares with Dhoni. In the previous test, at Melbourne, Dhoni had announced his retirement from the longest format. So this was a tribute from Raina, for his best friend.
The Sydney Test turned out to be the last Test match of Suresh Raina. Later, the Dhoni-Raina duo announced international retirement on the same day (15 August 2020)
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