The 2025 ICC Women's World Cup is knocking at the door, with Harmanpreet Kaur all set to lead her team at home. Recently, India had their chance to seal a maiden ODI series victory against Australia. But the hosts sealed the series by 2-1 with a 49-run victory in the third ODI at New Delhi, on September 21. However, one thing that has been astonishing fans is the Indian captain shuffling jersey numbers. Currently donning the number 23, Harmanpreet Kaur started with a different number, with a nobler cause. Read also: 'Mujhe Team Mai Liya Hi Nahi...' - Ishan Kishan’s Emotional Chat with Fan What was Harmanpreet Kaur's earlier jersey number? Harmanpreet Kaur, in her early days, wore number 84. It was her mother, Satwinder Kaur's, suggestion. Senior Kaur wanted Harman to show tribute to the victims of the 1995 nationwide anti-Sikh Riot. In 1984, Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India had ordered Operation Blue Star, an order given to the military to flush out militants (led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale) from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab. However, it went controversial and later, Gandhi's Sikh bodyguards assassinated her on October 1984. The killing was believed to have links with Op Blue Star. However, following that, a nationwide rage against the Sikhs started. Almost 2800 Sikhs were killed in Delhi itself. Over 3000 Sikhs were murdered throughout the country. Thousands of Sikhs fled; many were displaced; huge loss of property. There were several reports that the death toll could have risen to 8,000–17,000. Harmanpreet, hailing from a humble Sikh family in Moga, Punjab, had her reasons to don the number. Her early days saw her promoting cricket beyond the boundaries, and it was one example. Harmanpreet Kaur wearing number 7 The number 7 had memories from her school, and later became the representation of Harmanpreet's admiration towards MS Dhoni, the captain of the Indian Men's cricket team. She carried that number for few years, and was flamboyant with her aggressive approach. With Smriti Mandhana wearing the 18, people often compared the Harman-Smriti duo with the MS-Virat Kohli one of Men's cricket because of the jersey number. Later, she changed to 23. Read also: Salma Khatun Appointed Bangladesh’s First Woman Selector by BCB What are the reasons behind jersey 23? It's just a lucky number. When Adidas joined hands with India, the new Indian jersey was revealed in 2024, Mumbai. Fans were surprised to see that Harmanpreet Kaur's jersey no longer has the jersey number 7. While asked, Harmanpreet Kaur said that a renowned numerologist, Sanjay B Jumaan, advised her to use the number 23. In 2025, when Harmanpreet, leading the Mumbai Indians in the Women premier league coincidentally won the the trophy. However, Kaur had already led MI to the WPL victory in its maiden season, 2023.