Twitter Reactions: BCCI unofficially retire jersey number 10 to honour Sachin Tendulkar

If reports are to be believed, the jersey No.10 which belonged to Sachin Tendulkar may be retired by the Board Of Control For Cricket In India. Many Indian players have shown their unwillingness to don the jersey number as a mark of respect for the legend.

Sachin Tendulkar played his farewell match at the Wankhede Stadium in 2013. The No.10 jersey debate came into consideration recently when Shardul Thakur flaunted it in the Sri Lankan tour. Many fans criticised the same and termed it as disrespect to the legend.

Shardul Thakur had to literally state the reason of him choosing the No.10 as his jersey number. The 26-year-old found himself at the wrong despite no fault of his own and the BCCI thus feels, that it adds pressure on youngsters.

“It’s a very individual choice. If players don’t want to wear a certain number, one can’t force them. ICC might just tell you that a team can’t officially retire a jersey but it would never tell you that it’s mandatory to wear that number,” a BCCI official told PTI.

He further cleared the air that there was no official announcement regarding jersey no. 10 being retired. He told that while it was an individual choice, it’s not mandatory to wear that number.

“The BCCI has not taken any such call (retiring the No.10 jersey). It’s a very informal thing among players. Also you don’t want young players to be abused like it happened with Shardul Thakur,”

However, his IPL team Mumbai Indians did retire jersey number 10 in his honour. Twitterati was divided over the issue. While some felt it was a brilliant way to show some respect for the master, majority felt that it was an inconsequential move. Others were busy discussing different jersey numbers that could be retired while the trolls had a field day.

Here are some of the tweets regarding BCCI unofficially retiring the jersey number 10:

Thank you @BCCI for retiring Jersey no. 10 in honour of @sachin_rt.#Cricket pic.twitter.com/avAhI9NJWT

— Rajarshi Dutta ?? (@RD_justRD) November 29, 2017

Sachin's 10 number Jersey was not worn by another cricket player.
May have to play under pressure if he does so. #Cricket

— S.Vasudeva Murthy (@svmurthy) November 29, 2017

Instead of scrapping no 10 jersey it should have been rewarded to the MOM player of team india in the following match @sachin_rt @BCCI

— Sapan Therval (@SapanTherval) November 29, 2017

Why 10 no. Jersey should be retired.In entire world of Fifa most popular and best players are given this honour as rewards.There are many players like Pele,Meradona etc. Wear Jersey no.10. players retired but not jersey. Don't start wrong practice in sentiments of fools.

— shashinrai (@shashinrai1) November 29, 2017

@rutulkshah Here @BCCI retires no.10 jersey and elsewhere jersey numbers have inspiration,legacy,emotion and motivation attached to it????
10 – Messi, Maradona
7 – CR7, Beckham, Cantona, Raul

— Dhruv shah (@dhruv93shah) November 29, 2017

BCCI retires No.10 jersey as a tribute to Sachin Tendulkar. pic.twitter.com/lbdmN3HLKz

— Abhishek Baxi (@baxiabhishek) November 29, 2017

BCCI decides to 'retire' Sachin's #10 jersey.
Dude – you didn't need to.

Literally NO Indian cricketer wants to have the pressure that comes with wearing that jersey.

— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) November 29, 2017

Next, BCCI to retire Virat Kohli to honour Sachin Tendulkar's batting records.

— rohitswarrior1 (@The_Sleigher) November 29, 2017

Retiring the jersey number 10 is just completely stupid. Inconsequential. What difference does it make? And if 10, then why not 19, 18, 7 and 12 as well?

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) November 29, 2017

Retiring the number 10 jersey is the stupidest thing @BCCI can do. India has had and will have many great players worthy of the number 10 jersey.

— Anish Shetty (@KANTECONTE_cfc) November 29, 2017

Dear @BCCI we have immense respect for Cricket's own God @sachin_rt but why binding him with No 10 Jersey,he is much beyond.Rather take concurrence of @sachin_rt and announce its continuation.
Strongly protest retiring of No 10 India blue Jersey.#NoToRetiringNo10IndiaBlueJersy

— Dipta Keshari Biswal (@diptakbiswal) November 29, 2017

The BCCI is mulling retiring the No.10 jersey as a mark of respect for the great Sachin Tendulkar. One wonders whether the blacklash they faced after Shardul Thakur donned it in one of the games is responsible for it. #jerseyno10

— Nitin Naik (@toi_nitinnayak) November 29, 2017

If every sports team "retired" the No.10 jersey each time a star player hung his boots, most football sides would have played without anyone sporting the prestigious jersey by now. https://t.co/9N4EZ8A9V2

— mahesh misra (@maheshmisra75) November 29, 2017

No.10 Jersey is retired. ?? stupidity of cricket board and Indian cricket fans at it's peak. ?? take a moment and think about it you idiots.

— R@HuL ★ (@rahulultimatum) November 29, 2017

Only One Sun,One Moon In the universe and One Sachin Tendulkar in Cricket.Bcci to retire No.10 jersey. #SachinTendulkar #bcci

— Amith Varma (@SaiAmith10) November 29, 2017

I am an ardent fan of @sachin_rt but I don’t think that retiring jersey No. 10 will do any good to cricket, rather not retiring it would make anyone remember #Sachin 40/50 years from now when s/he would see Jersey No. #10, as people do when they see Ronaldo(MSD) and Messi.@BCCI

— ChandraPrakash (@C_P_sharma) November 29, 2017

Don't know what kind of worship is this! No player is above the game simple. Now Phill Hughes' Jersey 64 is an altogether different emotion, we can't compare it with anyone. @BCCIdomestic https://t.co/OZQQfOUhcM

— LivingParadox (@shruthi10rajan) November 29, 2017

Excellent !! @BCCI decided to retired @sachin_rt Tendulkar’s jersey No 10.

No Indian player will wear this in future. #RetireTheJerseyNo10

Sachin Sachin ?? ?? #Sachin10Forever ?? pic.twitter.com/vkxHlnOoHK

— #FindingGaurav © (@confess2gaurav) November 29, 2017

#BCCI are just retiring the No.10 jersey unofficially so that Arjun Tendulkar can wear it in the future ???????

— Gurpreet Singh (@Guru4848) November 29, 2017

Retiring Jersey 10 is best ever thing @BCCI has done
Wonderful news that will make every @Sachinist happy!!
There is only one @sachin_rt n only one jersey 10.

— PK Sachinist (@pksachinist) November 29, 2017

My fav Jersey No's :
99
33
10
7
It's random, right ?
Yes, that's because it's about who you are not what no you wear. @BCCI

— Arjuna (@ArjnIN) November 29, 2017

Brilliant Decision by @BCCI .. Jersey No. 10 life long got reserved for @sachin_rt Sachin TENdulkar

— SUDHIR MISHRA (@SHAHSUDH) November 29, 2017