Dhruv Jurel outshone a number of of his India A teammates and has constructed a robust case for himself to bat within the center order when the senior workforce will tackle Australia in Perth later this month for the primary of the five-match Take a look at collection.
Jurel notched up two half centuries – each after he walked into bat amidst a prime order collapse – throughout India A’s second unofficial match in opposition to Australia A on the Melbourne Cricket Floor in Melbourne.
The 23-year-old scored 80 off 186 balls within the first innings when he took guard with the rating studying 11/4 inside first three overs of the match, after which hit 68 off 122 balls within the second innings after India A was struggling at 44/4.
Each innings noticed the wicketkeeper-batter soak within the stress, present composure and show his stable approach – enjoying the ball below his eyes with mushy fingers – to take his workforce out of a troublesome state of affairs.
Enjoying at a floor as huge because the MCG, Jurel displayed vary of strokes together with well-timed pulls and higher cuts whereas additionally driving the ball on the up. Beneficial bowling situations for probably the most a part of the four-day affair beneath cloudy skies additionally provides weight to his spectacular outing in Melbourne.
His robust efficiency has come at an ideal time with senior Indian workforce struggling to discover a dependable center order bat recently, particularly after a forgettable house collection loss in opposition to New Zealand earlier this month.
Jurel, together with KL Rahul, was flown down below effectively forward of the remainder of the Indian squad to participate in India A’s match.