‘Dhruv Jurel’s Army upbringing gives him a fearless attitude’: Suresh Raina cricket news

Former cricketer Suresh Raina believes India wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel’s upbringing in the army gives him a “fearless attitude” on the field, adding that the youngster has worked very hard to reach this level. Jurel played an unmatched inning of 90 runs in the first innings of the ongoing fourth Test against England and then played with determination on the difficult pitch of the fourth day in Ranchi by scoring an unbeaten 39 runs to help India win by five wickets and go 3-1. Gave us an unassailable lead. In the five-match series.

Talking about the 23-year-old Raina, Raina said, “I am impressed with his (Jurel’s) wicket-keeping, he has worked really hard. He comes from an Army family, so he has a fearless attitude that he will never let anyone down.” Don’t want to lose anything.” The old player from Uttar Pradesh who made his debut for India by scoring 46 runs in the third test in Rajkot.

Jurel’s innings of 90 in Ranchi even received praise from the great Sunil Gavaskar, who called him the next Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

“He (Jurel) is amazing, I have played a few matches with him for Uttar Pradesh. Special credit to Rohit Sharma, the way he gave chances to Sarfaraz (Khan) and Dhruv Jurel first. It is not easy to come into Test form after 18 Tests. “Cricket and score back-to-back fifties, especially in an important Test match where the wicket was turning,” Raina, who played, said on the sidelines of the Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL).

In the third Test in Rajkot, Sarfaraz scored consecutive half-centuries on Test debut.

Raina, who was an integral part of Chennai Super Kings not too long ago, said he wants Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bangalore to break the IPL illusion and lift the trophy this season.

“I wish Virat Kohli and RCB lift the trophy. It’s too late now, CSK won it last season too, but this year I hope the team which has never won the trophy finally gets its trophy.” A trophy should be added to the cabinet. Virat has worked really hard and I think he deserves to win this time,” Raina said.

The 37-year-old former Indian cricketer also said that Kohli should be a part of the 2024 T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA as the team needs someone in the middle to withstand the pressure.

“The mix of youth and experience will be key to India’s success in the US.” “Youth and experience is really important because I played in the Caribbean in the 2010 edition, it is not easy to bat on those wickets. You need someone to control the innings, he (Kohli) is a master of chasing. And knows how to handle pressure.

“Now we have players like (Yashaswi) Jaiswal, (Shubman) Gill, Surya (Yadav) and Rinku Singh who can support them and play fearless cricket from the other end.” Raina also praised Sameer Rizvi and backed him to perform well for CSK in the upcoming IPL season.

“He is a very good player and if CSK invests in a player, we know how they do amazing work with them. I have seen it since 2008, whether it is an Indian player or a foreigner. They (CSK ) Always give a chance to the youth.” “When MS Dhoni is there, he will help them improve their game.” Raina is currently playing IVPL. “It’s good to be back home and playing cricket. I’m happy to be a part of the league.” PTI HN AM AM AM

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