Jersey numbers of the current Indian cricket team and the reasons behind them

#5 Ajinkya Rahane - No. 27

Ajinkya Rahane (left) with Virat Kohli

The Mumbai-born cricket is one of the very few textbook batsmen in world cricket right now. His temperament is a very big aspect of his game but it’s his adaptability which made him successful in international arena.

The right-handed batsman considers number 9 as his along with some other players in the Indian cricket team. He chose the number 27 as adding 2+7 = 9 and hence uses this number on the back of his shirt.

The 27-year-old is likely to not feature much in the Champions Trophy but is a very important member of the squad.