Who got Virat Kohli's number 18 jersey after retiring out of the test

Last updated: 01 June 2025, 18:34 IST Mukesh Kumar carries Virat Kohli Iconic Number 18 Jersey Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket before the English Test series. The selectors made Shubman Gill the captain. Mukesh Kumar said Kohli … Read more after the retirement of Virat Kohli’s test, Mukesh Kumar appears in number 18 jersey. Highlights Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket. Mukesh Kumar wore Kohli’s number 18 jersey. The fans expressed their dissatisfaction with wearing the jersey of Mukesh Kumar. New -delhi. Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli announced his retirement from this format before the English Test series next month. The selectors selected the team and handed the captaincy to Shubman Gill. This decision was made after the retirement of Rohit Sharma from the test. India A team in England is currently playing the first informal Test against England Lions. In this match, fast bowler Mukesh Kumar descended in this match with the number of 18 numbers of jersey in which Virat Kohli played earlier. The quick bowler Mukesh Kumar was seen with the number 18 jersey of former captain Virat Kohli for India ‘A’ in the first informal Test against England Lions Sunday. Fans on social media are very angry about the fact that a player of the Indian men’s team comes out with the jersey of this legend. Many people expressed dissatisfaction with X (East Twitter) and even demanded the Cricket Governing Council in India (BCCI) to stop this player from Delhi capital cities from doing so. Kohli wore a number 18 jersey from his Test debut 14 years ago, in which he won several series and scored about 10,000 runs. Last month, he announced his retirement through social media posts. He said that this decision was not easy, but that it felt “right” because he gave this format everything to the team. According to Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar, Kohli decided to retire in April. BCCI has Mukesh Kumar’s Jersey No. from 18 to 49 change 🤣 This is an embarrassment 😭 pic.twitter.com/dee8ivyzmc – jayprakash msdian ™ (@ms_dhoni_077) June 1, 2025 Big Batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s Jersey Number 10 was performed by BCCI. Kohli’s 18 -number is available to everyone. Mukesh carried 49 number jersey earlier and it is not clear whether he officially asked to change the set or it is a temporary change. But his enthusiastic fans couldn’t stand it. Mukesh Kumar wears Virat’s No 18 Jersey 💔 pic.twitter.com/v8jixrauhr – Sohel. (@Sohelvkf) May 31, 2025 One user wrote: “Mukesh Kumar wore our number 18 jersey of Virat Kohli. How did they dare? Syncs (@moiz_sports) June 1, 2025 This number has happily proved for both Mukesh and India ‘A’.