The Indian crew has quite a lot of choices within the wicketkeeping division, who’ve already showcased their expertise. One of many rising abilities within the facet is 23-year-old Dhruv Jurel who has already displayed some nice performances early in his worldwide profession and was additionally retained by the Rajasthan Royals for a whopping value of INR 14 crore forward of the IPL 2025.
The plan of retaining Jurel in Rajasthan forward of massive worldwide stars like Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal did come as a shock, however it looks like RR head coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Sanju Samson have determined a bit extra for the Agra-born. In reality, Samson has overtly stated that he’s comfortable to sacrifice wicketkeeping for Jurel which is not going to solely give him that additional accountability but additionally assist him in assuring his place within the Take a look at crew as properly.
“I’ve not stated this on air. As I stated earlier than, we really feel for the gamers. I feel we really feel Dhruv Jurel, the place he’s at his profession, he’s a Take a look at wicketkeeper. He additionally must put on the gloves within the IPL sooner or later,” stated Samson whereas talking to AB De Villiers on the latter’s YouTube channel.
“That was mentioned; we will probably be sharing gloves; we each will probably be sharing gloves. I’ve not captained a lot as a fielder, however I instructed him truthfully ‘Dhruv, I completely perceive from the place you come from and what I take into consideration you as a frontrunner, you need to preserve (the wickets) in some video games.’ We’ll see easy methods to mess around with that. Nothing ought to have an effect on the crew; the crew comes first,” the RR skipper added.
Dhruv Jurel has already proven spectacular outcomes for India within the longest format and was among the finest batters within the BGT warm-up video games. Other than that, he averages 40.40 in Checks and 45.74 in First-Class cricket. Talking of his efficiency within the IPL, he has scored 347 runs within the 27 matches he has performed at an total strike charge of 151.53.
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