In the Indian Premier League, Dhruv Jurel achieved his first fifty after a string of poor scores.
Dhruv Jurel’s knock against LSG at Ekana Stadium in the IPL 2024 was praised by Sanju Samson. According to the RR captain, batting at number five in T20 cricket is the hardest position.
The wicketkeeper-battler asserted that form is merely fleeting and mentioned that the youthful batsman demonstrated poise in his batting throughout the Test series against England.
“The hardest position to bat at in T20 cricket is at number five, although form is ephemeral. Samson stated in the post-match presentation, “A young player like him has the composure as we have seen in Tests.”
After RR was reduced to 78/3 after 8.4 overs, with the wickets of Riyan Parag, Jos Buttler, and Yashasvi Jaiswal falling, Jurel was brought in to bat. The 2008 winners required midfield steadiness.
Dhruv was his skipper’s second fiddle. The middle-order hitter achieved his first-ever fifty in the league while Sanju batted effectively and led his team home. During his time in the middle, Jurel hit five fours and two sixes en route to scoring 52 runs in 34 balls. Dhruv and Samson shared a 121-run stand that turned the tide of the match against LSG.
Jurel has spent the last hour or two batting in the nets: Samson Sanju
RR managed to chase down the 197 runs with seven wickets remaining in the process. At the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, it is currently the most successful run chase. The RR hitter went on to say that Jurel was batting well in the nets for an hour or two, and that the management felt the same way about him.
Samson believed that the right-handed batter would eventually rise up to lead the team. “We knew it was only a matter of time (before he delivered) because we believed in him and he had been batting in the nets for one or two hours,” Samson remarked. With five games remaining, RR has nearly qualified for the playoffs and will play SRH in their next game.
