Dhruv Jurel did not need to look too far for inspiration, motivation or problem – name it no matter you wish to – on his worldwide debut. His teammate, Sarfaraz Khan, the opposite debutant for India within the third Test towards England in Rajkot, had already made his presence felt. Sarfaraz appeared one million {dollars} for his 66-ball 62. And if it wasn’t for a mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja, which resulted in his unlucky run out, Sarfaraz appeared set for his maiden century. When Sarfaraz bought out in the direction of the top of the day’s play, India determined to ship in nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav as a substitute of Jurel.
Dhruv Jurel hits a six off Mark Wood
Kuldeep did not final lengthy on Day 2. He was dismissed by James Anderson and entered Jurel. The right-hander took 11 balls to attain his first runs in Test cricket however within the earlier 10 balls, In former England opener Nick Knight’s phrases, “he looked like a player who can bat.” He dealt with Anderson and Wood with relative ease.
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After 10 straight dot balls, Jurel scored off his subsequent three. The first two have been singles however the third one erased all doubts about his calibre on the worldwide stage, if there ever was any.
Mark Wood, who has been essentially the most spectacular England bowler on this Test thus far, bowled a bouncer at 146 km/h to Jurel. But in contrast to Wood’s most bouncers, this was simply exterior the off stump. Jurel, as a substitute of being ruffled by it or attempting to let it go to the keeper, noticed it as a scoring alternative. He simply leaned backwards a bit opened the face of his bat and flided the ball over the slips. The timing was good. The ball sailed over for a six. Jurel’s first boundary in worldwide cricket was a six off a 146 km/h Mark Wood bouncer.
Dhurv Jurel hits Mark Wood for a six in India vs England third Test
He hit one other boundary off Wood when he tried to get his wicket with the leg-side entice. There was one other good reduce shot off Tom Hartley within the final over earlier than lunch.
Jurel was unbeaten on 31 with Ravichandran Ashwin 25) on the different finish as India ended the primary session at 388/7. Overnight centurion Ravindra Jadeja (112 from 225 balls, 9 fours, 2 sixes) couldn’t add a lot to his kitty and walked again after enjoying one shot again to England part-timer Joe Root for a easy return catch.
The face of Jadeja’s bat turned inwards in the direction of his pads as he appeared to play the ball on the on-side, leading to Root grabbing a pointy catch over his shoulders. Jadeja’s dismissal did peg again India however Jurela and Ashwin made certain the hosts stored believing of posting a giant first innings whole.
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