Just wow: Suryakumar Yadav blown away by Dhruv Jurel's wicketkeeping
Published - 17 Feb 2024, 03:02 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 10:25 AM
Dhruv Jurel has not taken long to impress with his batting and wicketkeeping in international cricket. The 22-year-old was a shock inclusion in the India Test squad for the ongoing five-match Test series against England and he has grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
He earned his maiden call-up from the Indian team for the series and finally made his Test debut in the ongoing third Test in Rajkot. With KS Bharat failing to impress in the first two Tests, the team management pinned its hopes on Dhruv Jurel and he has not disappointed them so far.
With the bat, he played a fine knock of 46 runs with the help of two fours and three sixes to help Team India cross the 400-run mark. After impressing with the bat, Dhruv Jurel impressed with his wicketkeeping as well. While he managed to register just one dismissal in the first innings, his wicketkeeping was absolutely brilliant. He made a number of good saves behind the stumps and looked absolutely nerveless.
Suryakumar Yadav praises Dhruv Jurel:
Impressed with his performance, India star Suryakumar Yadav, on Saturday (February 17), took to X (formerly Twitter) to praise him. Suryakumar sounded mighty impressed with the 22-year-old???s wicketkeeping as he wrote: ???Dhruv Jurel behind the stumps just WOW ???? ???????
Dhruv Jurel behind the stumps just WOW ???? ????
Talking about the game, India are firmly in the driver???s seat in the game. Batting first, they recovered from 33 for 3 to post a big total of 445 runs thanks to centuries from Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. In reply, England were bowled out for 319 runs to concede a big lead of 126 runs. At one stage, the tourists were on 182 for 1 but their middle-order batters failed to capitalise on the strong foundation.
For England, opener Ben Duckett starred with the bat, scoring 153 runs. For India, Mohammed Siraj picked up four wickets while Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav claimed two wickets apiece. The five-match series is currently locked at 1-1.
