No issue, no Virat Kohli. During the five-match Test series against England, Team India under Rohit Sharma’s leadership checked all the right boxes, from controlling Jasprit Bumrah’s workload to providing young players a chance at the highest level. In the five-match Test series against England, rising stars Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan made their debuts, and India discovered a number of young players ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 2024.
The world’s richest T20 league is within reach for the legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who has chosen to support a rising talent. Indian wicketkeeper-batter Jurel deserves a promotion to bat in the Rajasthan Royals (RR) lineup for the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL), according to former captain Vijay Gavaskar. Batting legend Gavaskar is very impressed with Jurel and believes he will finish the season strong in the lucrative league.
What did Gavaskar say prior to IPL 2024 about a young Jurel?
“There’s no doubt that Dhruv Jurel is that person. Before RR’s IPL 2024 opener, Gavaskar told Star Sports, “The way he batted this year and the way he batted in the IPL last IPL, he can definitely get a promotion up the order.” In the third match of the England series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Jurel played his first Test match. The star player for RR made a valiant 46 off 104 balls in his debut. In the fourth Test at Ranchi, the youthful wicketkeeper-batter improved his stats with a vital century of 90 off 149 balls against Ben Stokes and Co.
Following the England Test series, wicketkeeper Jurel was added to Group C of the BCCI central contract list. Jurel’s outstanding display of wicketkeeping also opened the door for the star of RR to be compared to the great gloveman MS Dhoni. During the England Test series, batting great Gavaskar made special mention of Jurel. “He has batted well, of course, but he has also excelled at keeping wicket and working behind the stumps. I think he has the potential to be another MS Dhoni based just on his understanding of the game. I am aware that there will never be another MSD, but you are aware of his mentality—MSD was there from the beginning. Jurel is also aware of the game. Cricketer with street smarts,” Gavaskar had remarked.
