Dhruv Jurel

Dhruv Chand Jurel (born 21 January 2001) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League (IPL). He is a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper.[1]

Dhruv Jurel
Personal information
Full name
Dhruv Chand Jurel
Born (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentUttar Pradesh
2023Rajasthan Royals
Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2021

Career

Dhruv Jurel started his journey of being a cricketer during a summer camp in his school.[2] Over there, he saw some children playing cricket and it developed his interest in the game. And then he got selected in U-14 at the age of 14, and then also played U-16 and U-19 for Uttar Pradesh. [3]

Biography of Dhruv Jurel is quite interesting and the youngsters can learn a lot from his struggling journey to make cricket his passion. For example, his mother had to sell her jewellery for buying a cricket kit for him and much more to know. [4]

Jurel made his Twenty20 debut on 10 January 2021, for Uttar Pradesh in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[5] Prior to his T20 debut, he was named as the vice-captain of India's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[7] He made his first-class debut on 17 February 2022, for Uttar Pradesh in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy.[8]

References
  1. "Dhruv Jurel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. Sanju (10 March 2023). "Dhruv Jurel Biography in Hindi | ध्रुव जुरेल का जीवन परिचय". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. Sanju (10 March 2023). "Dhruv Jurel Biography in Hindi | ध्रुव जुरेल का जीवन परिचय". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. Sanju (10 March 2023). "Dhruv Jurel Biography in Hindi | ध्रुव जुरेल का जीवन परिचय". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. "Elite A, Bengaluru, Jan 10 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. "Four-time champion India announce U19 Cricket World Cup squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  7. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. "Elite, Group G, Sultanpur, Feb 17 - 20 2022, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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