Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and Mumbai Indians star Kieron Pollard were seen wearing No. 400 jerseys in the opening match of IPL 2018.
However, it is not the first instance where we saw unconventional jersey numbers.
Muttiah Muralitharan was the first to don jersey No. 800 to commemorate his Test wicket tally. We had also seen many other players wearing triple digit jersey numbers. But this is the first instance where players from both teams wore the same triple-digit jersey.
Dwayne Bravo, who was sensational in the game, has later revealed that the duo had planned to wear these jerseys to celebrate their milestones.
“Pollard is the first player to play 400 T20 games. So he has 400 on his back. And I’m the first bowler to get 400 wickets. So the both of us said. ‘Okay, if we both play the first game in the IPL, let’s do something different,” he Bravo.
Both the West Indies players are very famous across the world. They had stints in almost all the major T20 leagues and managed to get fans across the cricketing world. But Bravo has also revealed that both of them will go back to their original jerseys for the rest of the tournament.
“It’s a great milestone for both of us personally. Pollard spoke to Mumbai, I spoke to CSK, and they allowed us to play in this game. Moving forward in the tournament, we both will go back to our respective numbers – 47 and 55,” he said.
Bravo Heroics Clinch Sensational Win
Bravo, who is coming back from a long lay off due to injury, looks at his brilliant best on Saturday. The veteran all-rounder bowled toe-crushing yorkers in the final overs before his mesmerising innings with the bat.
He almost single-handedly won the game for Chennai Super Kings, before getting out in the 19th over.
However, Kedar Jadhav had ensured the team clinch the thriller with just one wicket. But Bravo revealed he was more careful coming back from the injury to play IPL.
“Well, it’s on my mind in terms of I had to be more careful and I’m no longer 24 like how I used to be before… so I have to be very cautious, and as I said I started very slow and just needed to get momentum going into the game,” he said.
“Fitness is very important, but we have a very good medical team,” he added.
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