22-year-old Dhruv Jurel earned his maiden call-up as a backup wicketkeeping option as BCCI announced India's squad for the first two Tests England.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named a 16-man squad for the first two Tests against England, which begin on January 25. 22-year-old Dhruv Jurel received his first call-up as a backup wicketkeeper, as Ishan Kishan, who had reportedly taken a break from cricket due to mental fatigue, was not named.
The roster also does not contain veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who is still recovering from an ankle injury sustained during the 2023 ODI World Cup campaign in November last year. He was optimistic about returning to the Test squad, but the selectors most likely wanted him to recuperate more before the remaining phases of the series against England.
The surprising inclusion to the group is Uttar Pradesh player Jurel, who will serve as a backup wicketkeeper to KL Rahul, who maintained wickets in both Test series matches in South Africa, and KS Bharat. The youngster was a member of India's A team, which played two matches against South Africa in December of last year. Jurel scored 69 in the second match in Benoni, and 63 in Uttar Pradesh's first Ranji Trophy group game against Kerala. The 22-year-old, who made his First-Class debut last year against Vidarbha, has made 790 runs from 15 matches at an average of 46, with a hundred and five fifties in the
This will be India's third assignment in the current World Test Championship cycle, and its first at home. They had previously won a two-game series in the West Indies 1-0 after drawing the second game, and earlier this year they held hosts South Africa to a 1-1 draw.
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan
No comments:
Post a Comment