Dhruv Jurel has been included in the Indian team for the first time.
India has announced its squad for the first two Test matches against England and Uttar Pradesh wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel has been included in the Indian team for the first time. The 22-year-old player has been included as a back up to KL Rahul and KS Bharat.
Now seeing his dream coming true for the first time, Dhruv Jurel has given a big reaction. Citing the contribution of his parents in his career as the top priority, he promised that this is just the beginning. Right now he wants to achieve a lot for his parents.
Dhruv Jurel posted
Dhruv Jurel shared a screenshot of the video call with his parents on Twitter and wrote, “Thank you enough for the sacrifices my mother and father have made so that their son can hold the bat.” And could play cricket. I promise this is just the beginning. Mom, Dad, I have to compete with both of you, and there is still a lot of fame to earn.
Thank you would be an understatement. For all the sacrifices my mother and father have made, so that their boy could hold a bat and just play cricket.
I promise this is just the beginning. Mummy, papa, you are older than both of them. And still a lot of name has to be earned! pic.twitter.com/L9OwRAC5ll
— Dhruv Jurel (@dhruvjurel21) January 13, 2024
Earlier in an interview, he had told that his father had borrowed money to buy a bat and his mother had sold her gold chain to buy a cricket kit.
Played the role of finisher for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2023.
Let us tell you that Dhruv Jurel played many brilliant innings for Rajasthan Royals in the 2023 IPL, due to which he came into limelight. He scored 152 runs in 11 innings at an average of 21.71 and a strike rate of 172.72. Apart from this, Dhruv has scored 790 runs in his first-class career at an average of 46.47, which includes one century and five fifties.
Jurel was a part of India’s U19 World Cup squad in 2020 and was also the vice-captain of the team. There he scored 89 runs in three innings at an average of 44.50, which included a half-century. However, the team could not win the tournament and finished runner-up.
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