In this quiz, you have to answer ten questions about the jersey numbers of cricketers.
Jersey numbers have not been a feature in cricket as they have in other sports like basketball, football and more. Football in particular has a rich tradition of kit numbers representing various positions on the pitch, while in basketball, the No.23 of Michael Jordan has come virtually define the player.
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Despite Test cricket first being played in 1877, jersey numbers did not make an appearance until nearly thirty years into the lifespan of one-day cricket, when they were used at the 1999 World Cup (although the 1995-96 World Series Cup did have players sporting numbers as well). They were subsequently introduced to Test cricket in 2019.
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They have been around long enough now for some players to be associated with a certain number – think MS Dhoni with No.7, Virat Kohli with No.18 or Rohit Sharma with No.45.
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This quiz, though is about the rather more wacky shirt numbers – from zeroes and triple-digit numbers to sentimental as well as downright strange reasons for picking a number. How well do you know these stories?
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How well do you know cricket's jersey numbers?
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