Dhruv Jurel
The Indian team is currently playing a T20 series against Afghanistan. As soon as this series ends, Team India will start preparing for the Test series against England. The first match of this series is to be played on 25 January. This series is very important for both the teams because of the points table of the World Test Championship 2023-25. The Indian team announced its squad for this series on Friday. Where he has given a chance to new players. As soon as he got a chance in Team India, this player has played a strong innings. This player is none other than Dhruv Jurel.
did wonders in this match
England Lions team is on India tour before the India vs England Test series. Where they will play four matches against India A team. This series started with a two-day match on 12 January. This match ended in a draw. This match between the two teams was played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Where England Lions scored 233 runs on the first day of the match. In response, India A dominated the game on the second day by scoring a total of 462/8. However, due to short number of days in the test match, it ended in a draw.
the game bowled explosive innings
In this match, Dhruv Jurel, newly selected in the Indian team, contributed by scoring a half-century in 38 balls to grab the headlines in the last phase of the game. Jurel’s quick innings included three sixes and five fours which took India’s run rate to over five. When the Indian team announced its squad for the upcoming Test series against England on Friday, the 22-year-old cricketer from Uttar Pradesh was selected. Jurel has been selected as the wicketkeeper along with KL Rahul and KS Bharat for the first two Test matches starting on January 25 in Hyderabad.
Might get a chance to debut
Jurel, who has performed brilliantly in List A and first-class cricket, came to the fore for the first time during IPL 2023. He has been a regular part of the India A team recently and scored a half-century against the South Africa A team last month. He continued that momentum by scoring a half-century against Kerala in the first Ranji Trophy 2024 game and is now ready to rock the Indian team. Jurel kept wicket against England Lions before KS Bharat, which shows that the team management has confidence in him. In such a situation, captain Rohit Sharma can give him a chance to debut against England.
India A XI: Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Rajat Patidar, Pradosh Paul, Sarfaraz Khan, Srikar Bharat, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Manav Suthar, Tushar Deshpande, Navdeep Saini, Akash Deep, Pulkit Narang, Vidyath Kawarappa.
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