Dhruv Jurel Reveals How He And His Family Reacted To Maiden India Test Call Up

Dhruv Jurel has shared his remarkable experience upon receiving his first-ever Test call-up from Team India. The young wicketkeeper-batsman has been selected for the first two Tests of the ongoing five-match Test series.

With Ishan Kishan sidelined, Dhruv Jurel is one of the three wicketkeepers who have been picked for the two games. The other two wicketkeepers are KL Rahul and KS Bharat. He shot to the limelight with his big-hitting abilities in the IPL last year and recently impressed for India A.

The 22-year-old scored a half-centurie against South Africa A and England A earlier this month. Between those two knocks, he also scored a fifty for Uttar Pradesh against Andhra in the ongoing Ranji Trophy. Overall, he has played 15 first-class games so far and has scored 790 runs at an average of 46.47.

Dhruv Jurel on his maiden India call-up:

Not many were expecting Dhruv Jurel to earn a call-up to the Test side ahead of Ishan Kishan, and it appears that even he was surprised by the announcement. Opening up about his initial reaction upon learning about the Test call-up, the Uttar Pradesh youngster mentioned that he was sleeping when the team was announced, and the persistent buzzing of his phone woke him up.

After checking the messages, he went straight to his parents’ room to inform them about the call-up. Jurel further revealed that his parents were emotional and his mother even started crying. He also expressed his excitement over sharing the dressing room with the likes of Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli.

“I almost fell asleep when the BCCI announced the team. My phone suddenly started buzzing. I checked the messages first. It was regarding my call-up. I went into my parents’ room and told them this big news. My mother hugged me. My father blessed me,” said Dhruv Jurel.

“They were so happy about this. My parents were so emotional, especially my mother. She started crying. I come from a middle-class family and this is like a dream come true. I am really happy and excited to go and play this big series and that too with the icons like Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli whom I have seen growing up,” he added.

The five-match Test series is scheduled to begin on January 25. The first game will take place in Hyderabad.