Dhruv Jurel is living the dream. After receiving a surprise maiden Test call-up for the India vs England Test series, the 22-year-old has also shared his Test jersey number. Jurel was picked ahead of Ishan Kishan, who is currently on a break from cricket and joins KS Bharat and KL Rahul as the third wicketkeeper in the team.
Jurel, who plays for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, revealed his Test jersey number through their social media handle. While not much is known about the significance of ‘number 16’ for the cricketer, it is certain that he won’t care about his jersey number but rather will be ecstatic about getting the jersey in the first place.
India vs England Test series: Squad
IND: 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, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar. Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Avesh Khan.
ENG: Ben Stokes (c), Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook. Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood.
