"Dhruv Jurel played an excellent innings" - Pragyan Ojha goes gaga over Indian wicketkeeper

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel was adjudged the Player of the Match in the fourth IND vs ENG Test match. Jurel played a brilliant 90 and 39* runs knock in two innings of the match and played a major role in India’s five-wicket win. Jurel kept his calmness and composure gave brilliant support to Shubman Gill and released the pressure off him.

Former Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha heaped praise on the Indian wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel and stated that he played an incredible innings. He stated that he knew that if he had to pull off the pressure, he needed to score runs, and that is what he did. Ojha also heaped praise on Shubman Gill and stated that he played a mature innings.

Pragyan Ojha heaps praise on Dhruv Jurel

Pragyan Ojha said to Cricbuzz, “See, Dhruv Jurel played an excellent innings, he showed that stability, he showed confidence, which we were talking about again and again why body language is important. Now you will see that when he came to bat, the strike was rotating, hence the runs which had stopped, the scoreboard started moving.”

“The way Shubman Gill batted, when you come to bat at number 3, it is not so easy when your partners keep getting out, you have to handle yourself, handle that pressure on top of that and take the game forward. It is not so easy but showed it by playing a mature innings. Gill kept running the scoreboard because he knew there was only one way India could win this match.”

Prayan Ojha agreed with the decision and stated that the knock he played in the first innings helped India register a win. He added that it never looked like he was feeling the pressure or was tied up in the opposition’s tactics and ended up playing a mature innings.

Pragyan Ojha said, “Yes absolutely, there is no doubt because it is because of his innings that India has reached here. Leave aside the second innings, he scored 90 runs in the first innings and took India out of a very big trouble. He batted brilliantly and after that he showed maturity in the second innings. It did not seem that he was feeling pressure, it did not seem that he was bound by the strategy that was being seen in front of him. 

“That little bit of that confident footwork, the confident manner in which he responded to those in front. This is your second match so it is not so easy but it shows that while you are learning, you have kept a lot in mind as to how you will have to handle different situations.”

India currently lead the five-match series by 3-1 and have already won the series. The fifth Test match of the series will be played in Dharamsala from March 7, 2024, and the hosts will be hoping to win the match and take the series 4-1.