While the jersey numbers 10 and seven have been put on by several legendary players from various sports, a football player and a basketball player made the jersey number 23 prominent in the world

In practically every sport, jerseys come with various numbers. However, jersey number seven and 10 are unique. If we look at cricket, the jersey number seven became iconic after the former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won several trophies wearing that jersey. On the other hand, the jersey number 10 became a fabulous number because India’s Sachin Tendulkar who is generally acknowledged as the God of Cricket used to wear it during his playing days. In football, the two jerseys have consistently been the most respected ones. In the present times, Lionel Messi dons the jersey number 10 for Barcelona and Argentina while the jersey number seven is a property of Cristiano Ronaldo who participates for Juventus and represents Portugal.

Several other uncommon jersey numbers became popular because of a few legendary players. For this column, we’ve singled out the number 23, which is a peculiar number. However, two professionals from two different worlds have put on this number during their playing times and spun the number into an iconic status.

Michael Jordan- Honoured as the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan used to wear the 23-number jersey. Since his debut, the man accomplished all he could with the same jersey number. When Jordan was in school, his brother was with him on the team. His brother used to wear 45, so Michael halved the number to reach 23. In 1993, when Jordan’s father was murdered, he retired from the game. However, he soon made a return and wore number 45, but he couldn’t recreate his wizardry. Therefore, he shifted back to his original jersey number 23.

David Beckham- From the football universe, David Beckham is a legend of the game who used to wear the jersey number 23. For Manchester United, Beckham used to wear the jersey number 7. However, the English player did not receive the same number when he switched to Real Madrid because the number was with Raul Gonzalez. Forced to select a different number, David Beckham picked up the number 23 jersey because Beckham is a massive fan of Michael Jordan. In the 23-number t-shirt, Beckham created miracles for the Los Blancos.