New DelhiIt is said that if you desire something passionately, the universe also tries to make it happen, or it can also be said that where there is a will, there is a way. Both these things seem to be coming true in Australia when suddenly a player comes into the limelight. And that player is wicket keeper Dhruv Jurel who is in the news not because of his keeping but because of his batting. After seeing Dhruv Jurel’s batting, his coach has claimed that Dhruv is ready to play at any number in Tests only as a batsman.
Dhruv’s coach’s big claim
Dhruv Jurail’s childhood coach Phoolchand, who taught him the ABCD of cricket, claims that if the team management wants, they can use Dhruv as a batsman. While talking to News 18, he told that Dhruv enjoys taking challenges and in adverse circumstances, his performance level becomes very high. Everyone was impressed by the way Dhruv batted session after session in both the innings of the match against Australia A. While discussing Dhruv’s technique further, coach Phoolchand said that he is an excellent backfoot player and the Australian pitch will suit his technique. Before going to Australia, he practiced for hours with plastic balls and synthetic balls.
Jurel will get a place in the first test
Everyone knows that Rishabh Pant is the first wicketkeeper of the team, in such a situation it is impossible for Dhruv Jurel to play as a wicketkeeper, but the expectation of his playing as a batsman has also increased a lot because everyone is impressed by the way Jurel bats boldly. Went. In the entire match against Australia A, India A faced a total of 810 balls, of which Jurel alone played 308 balls. In the first innings, India A had lost 4 wickets at the score of just 11 runs. After this, he took the Indian team beyond 150 with a fighting inning of 80 runs in 186 balls. In the second innings, the Indian team lost 4 wickets at the score of 44 runs. After this he faced 122 balls and scored 68 runs. On the basis of his innings the team was able to reach 150 again.
Two wicketkeepers each have played in Tests before
If we look at the history of Indian cricket, there have been many such test matches in which two wicket keepers each played. Syed Kirmani – Bharat Reddy, Kiran More – Chandrakant Pandit, Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni played test matches together and fulfilled their responsibilities well. In such a situation, don’t be surprised if Dhruv Jurel is also seen playing together with Rishabh Pant in the Perth Test.
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 10, 2024, 10:55 IST