Weird Superstitions Of Indian Cricketers
Cricket and superstitions go hand in hand, here is the list of 10 weird superstitions these famous Indian cricketers had while being on the cricket field.
Sports and superstitions have always had a strong connection, with some of the most famous sports personalities having the most strange beliefs and rituals during matches. Cricket in India is often considered as a religion, and like every other religion Cricket and Cricketers have their own superstitions too.
Some weird superstitions of Indian Cricketers and the reasons behind them.
1. The birthday number as jersey number –
With jersey numbers being introduced into cricket players had the freedom to pick their favorite numbers as the ones being displayed on their back. Just as with email ID and passwords, people tend to have a special attachment with their date of birth. Similarly Yuvraj Singh’s number 12 was chosen since his birthday falls on the 12 of December, and he believes that is his lucky number. MS Dhoni, who is also called as one of the luckiest cricketers in the world, picked number ‘7’ on account of his birthday being 7 July.
2. Sourav Ganguly and his Teacher’s photograph -
Sourav Ganguly not only wore numerous rings on his fingers, but Ganguly always made sure of the fact that he had his Guru’s photograph in his pocket whenever he was playing on the field. Which according to him brings him luck and helps him to perform better.
3. Ravichandran Ashwin and his Lucky bag -
Although Ravichandran Ashwin played only two matches in the 2011 World Cup, he used to carry a bag which he believed was lucky for the entire team. The contents in the bag were not important according to him. Any which way whether the bag was lucky or not India went on to win the World Cup.
4. Rahul Dravid wearing his right thigh pad first -
Rahul Dravid, too, has his own superstition. Call it superstition or just habit, but Dravid followed the rule of wearing the right thigh pad first before going out to bat. And moreover he never used a new bat before a new series, instead he always used his old bat.
5. Zaheer Khan and his Yellow handkerchief -
Zaheer Khan who is also called India's best fast bowler.He always had his lucky yellow handkerchief during the match. It was his superstition that carrying his yellow handkerchief to the ground brings him good luck.
6. Sachin Tendulkar handing Anil Kumble’s sweater over to the Umpire -
Remember the test match when Anil Kumble took 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan in 1999? There is an interesting superstition from that historic Test Match in 1999. It was believed that whenever Indian God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar handed over Anil Kumble’s sweater and cap to the umpire before him bowling his over, Kumble took a wicket.
7. Virender Sehwag and his numberless jersey -
Virender Sehwag never had any number on his jersey. Sehwag tried various jersey numbers. But he was never comfortable. This is why he never had a number on his jersey. ICC did not like Sehwag’s decision. But Sehwag did not care and wore a numberless jersey.
8. Sachin Tendulkar wearing his Left Pad First -
Even the God of , Sachin Tendulakr has his own superstitions.He always used to put on his left pad first. One could spot Tendulkar in the pavilion wearing both his batting pads even after he got out which was again his belief that his team might end up losing if he took off his batting pads. Sachin Tendulkar also reportedly did not watch the final moments of the 2011 World Cup final because he did not want to change his position as it can bring in bad luck for his team.
10. The Indian Cricket Team and “we’ll lose” superstition:
India won the ODI World Cup in 2011 after nearly 28 years of winning the first one in 1983. Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag shared a very pre-match ritual which the Indian cricketers followed during the 2011 World Cup, especially before their match against Pakistan. Sehwag said “ we were superstitious and used to say that we will lose. In fact, in 2011, we kept saying we would lose in quarters, semi-finals and finals.”
So of you may believe in these superstitions while some of you may not.
