The Indian team has been announced for the first two test matches against England. Dhruv Jurel has got a chance in this team. After all, who is Dhruv Jurel, who has got the place as the third wicketkeeper in Team India along with KS Bharat and KL Rahul? For this, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan were also ignored.
Team India was announced late night on 12th January for the first two matches of the 5-match Test series against England. Team India has 4 spinners, 3 wicketkeepers.
Who is Dhruv Jurel: 22 year old Dhruv was born on 21 January 2001 in Agra, UP. He has been the vice-captain of Team India playing the 2020 Under-19 World Cup. Then Team India lost to Bangladesh in the final by 3 wickets under Duckworth Lewis Method. Wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv bats in the middle order, he has a wide range of shots. He plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket, in the Under-19 team he had Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Verma, Ravi Bishnoi, Priyam Garg. He is very close to Rinku Singh in the UP team.
Dhruv Jurel performance in domestic cricket
Dhruv Jurel first made his debut in first class matches for Uttar Pradesh in February 2022. So far, he has scored 790 runs in 15 first class matches at an average of 46.47, which includes one century and 5 half-centuries, while he has also taken 34 catches and 2 stumpings
Jurel made his List A debut for India A against UAE A in the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup on 14 July 2023. So far, he has scored 189 runs in 10 List A matches, where he averages 47.25 and strike rate is 92.19. He also has 2 half-centuries and 18 wickets in his name. Whereas in T20 format, Dhruv Jurel has scored 244 runs in 23 matches at a strike rate of 137.07. Also took 10 catches and 1 stumping. Overall, he is known for his fast batting whenever the opportunity arises.
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