77 jersey number in cricket

The numbers on cricketers’ shirts help identify a player to the officials, commentators, or even the spectators. The numbers on the front of a player’s shirt indicate the chronological position of their appearance for a particular country. Whereas, numbers on the back are typically self-chosen. However, these numbers are not always just useful for commentators or spectators alone. Sometimes, the jersey numbers of cricketers have much larger personal significance.

Colin de Grandhomme

Colin de Grandhomme is a Zimbabwean-born New Zealand international cricketer.

de Grandhomme was named in New Zealand’s Test squad for the side against the touring Pakistanis and debuted in the first Test match on 17 November. He scored a half-century and took a five-wicket haul on debut, winning the player of the match award.

On 2 December 2017, against the touring West Indies, de Grandhomme scored his first Test century. The 71-ball century was the second-fastest century in Tests by a New Zealand batsman.

Craig Ervine

Craig Richard Ervine is a Zimbabwean international cricketer known as the captain of Zimbabwe in limited overs matches. Ervine is a left-handed batsman. He was born in Harare and has played Test and limited overs cricket for the Zimbabwe national cricket team and first-class cricket for a variety of Zimbabwean sides in the Logan Cup. In January 2022, in the opening fixture of the series against Sri Lanka, Ervine played in his 100th One Day International (ODI) match.

Paras Khadka

Paras Khadka is a former Nepalese professional cricketer. He was the captain of the Nepalese cricket team from 2008 to 2019. All-rounder Khadka is a right-handed batsman, a right-arm medium-fast bowler, and an occasional off break bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against Malaysia in April 2004. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal’s first ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018. On 3 August 2021, Khadka announced his retirement from international cricket. He was Nepal’s All-time highest run scorer in both ODI and T20I format until his retirement.

Paras Khadka became the sixth Nepali cricketer to score an international century, when he hit 106 off 77 balls against Kuwait during the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite in October 2012. Under his captaincy, Nepal won the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Nepal, 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four in Malaysia, 2012 ACC Trophy Elite in UAE, 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Bermuda, 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Malaysia, participated in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh and gained the Twenty20 International status.

On 28 January 2019, he became the first Nepalese batsman to score a century in an ODI match, doing so against the United Arab Emirates. On 28 September 2019, he became the first batsman for Nepal to score a century in a T20I match, doing so against Singapore.

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill is an Indian international cricketer known for playing with Punjab in domestic cricket as a right-handed opening batsman. He was the vice-captain of the India U-19 team for 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

He made his List-A debut against Vidharbha in 2017 and first-class debut for Punjab against Bengal in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, in late 2017, with a half-century in the game, and 129 runs in the next match against Services. He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team in January 2019.

He was drafted into India’s Under-19 side as the vice-captain for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Shubman scored 372 runs at an average of 124.00 at the tournament, where he batted at number three to play a crucial role in India’s fourth world title and was adjudged the edition’s Player of the Tournament. His match-winning 102 not out in the semi-final against arch-rivals Pakistan U-19 drew praises from batting greats such as Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Sourav Ganguly.

Henry Olonga

Henry Khaaba Olonga is a Zimbabwean former cricketer, who played Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket for Zimbabwe. In domestic first-class cricket in Zimbabwe, Olonga played for Matabeleland, Mashonaland and Manicaland. When he made his Test debut in January 1995, he was the first black cricketer and the youngest person to play for Zimbabwe. He was a regular member of the Zimbabwe team from 1998 to 2003. He featured in three World Cup tournaments in 1996, 1999 and 2003. During his playing days, he formed a rivalry against former Indian veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar whenever Zimbabwe and India played against each other in international cricket. He was also regarded as Zimbabwe cricket’s poster boy.

He was considered one of the fastest bowlers in international cricket, but also one of the more inaccurate, bowling many wides and no-balls. His international career came to an end in 2003 after Olonga and teammate Andy Flower wore black armbands during an international cricket match in the 2003 Cricket World Cup to “mourn the death of democracy” in Zimbabwe. Death threats forced him to live in exile in England. Olonga announced his retirement from international cricket after Zimbabwe’s final game in the 2003 World Cup at the age of 26 when he was in the prime years of his career. Olonga and Flower were given honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) later in 2003. He and Flower were also honoured by the Cricket Writer’s Club during the annual dinner where they were conferred with the Peter Smith Memorial Award, an award which is given as an annual acknowledgement of outstanding contributions to the game of cricket.

In 2014, he inaugurated training net facilities at the Keswick Cricket Club in Lake District worth 17, 000.

Ahmed Musa

Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian professional footballer known for playing as a forward and left winger with Turkish Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük and the Nigeria national team.

Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match, after scoring twice against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Musa is also the first Nigerian to score in two FIFA World Cup competitions, after scoring twice against Iceland in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Musa was a member of the Al Nassr squad that won the Saudi Premier League and Saudi Super Cup, both in 2019.

Bjorn Fortuin

Imaad Fortuin is a South African professional cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in September 2019.

Dhananjaya Lakshan

Pothotuwa Arachchige Dhananjaya Lakshan, popularly as Dhananjaya Lakshan, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in June 2021.

Jack Leach

Matthew Jack Leach is an English professional cricketer known for playing internationally with the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket, he chose to represent Somerset. Leach made his Test debut in 2018. He plays as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler.

Mohammad Shahzad

Mohammad Shahzad Mohammadi is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman who also plays as a wicketkeeper. He made his international debut for Afghanistan in August 2009.

Shahzad was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan’s first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. Shahzad also set a rare record – scoring an ODI hundred in a lowest team score – by reaching an ODI century at a point when Afghanistan’s score (against India in the Asia Cup 2018) was just 131, thus equaling Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi’s previous record.

Aaron Jones

Aaron Jones is an American cricketer known for playing as batsman with the United States national cricket team. He also chose to play for Barbados and Combined Campuses and Colleges in West Indian domestic cricket. Jones was born in Queens, New York.