The Indian staff has a wide range of choices within the wicketkeeping division, who’ve already showcased their expertise. One of many rising abilities within the aspect 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 worth 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 brazenly mentioned that he’s blissful to sacrifice wicketkeeping for Jurel which is not going to solely give him that additional accountability but in addition assist him in assuring his place within the Check staff as properly.
“I’ve not mentioned this on air. As I mentioned 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 Check wicketkeeper. He additionally must put on the gloves within the IPL sooner or later,” mentioned Samson whereas talking to AB De Villiers on the latter’s YouTube channel.
“That was mentioned; we can be sharing gloves; we each can be sharing gloves. I’ve not captained a lot as a fielder, however I advised him actually ‘Dhruv, I completely perceive from the place you come from and what I take into consideration you as a pacesetter, it’s best to hold (the wickets) in some video games.’ We are going to see find out how to mess around with that. Nothing ought to have an effect on the staff; the staff comes first,” the RR skipper added.
Dhruv Jurel has already proven spectacular outcomes for India within the longest format and was probably the greatest 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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