India picked three uncapped players in the Test squad for the Australia tour but there are a few regulars as well, who are yet to play the longest format of the game against the World Test Champions. Take a look-
Sam Konstas came into the limelight after scoring twin hundreds in New South Wales' Sheffield Shield season opener against South Australia in October. Konstas became the third-youngest player ever to register twin centuries in Sheffield Shield after Archie Jackson and Ricky Ponting.
Dhruv Jurel is a part of India's squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as a backup wicketkeeper-batter. However, his twin fifties in the second unofficial Test against Australia A have brought him into contention for a place in India's playing XI.
KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel flew to Australia early to feature for India A ahead of the five-match Test series starting November 22. While the former failed to make an impact opening the innings, Jurel played a fighting hand of 80 runs. Will this be enough for him to make it to India's playing XI?
India A will take on Australia A in the second and final unofficial Test of the series at Melbourne Cricket Ground starting Thursday, November 7. KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel were added to the India A squad for the second game after the completion of the home series against New Zealand.
Dhruv Jurel, who substituted in for Rishabh Pant behind the stumps on Day 2, took the field on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Pant suffered a knee injury as the ball snuck under his gloves and struck him on his knee while keeping wickets.
Dhruv Jurel was named the Player of the Match in the fourth Test against England when he scored 90 and 39* in Ranchi. Jurel has been part of the Indian Test squad in both of the last two series against England and Bangladesh. But has he shut the door on Ishan Kishan's Test return?
Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal have been released from India duties for the time being. The three players have been released from the Indian team's squad despite the match running in Kanpur. The Indian Board confirmed the development through social media.
India's playing XI is always a talking point and for the first Test against Bangladesh, it is very much likely that a couple of talented players will miss out. Meanwhile, India's head coach has more or less confirmed that two players in the squad will have to wait for their opportunity.
Dhruv Jurel had a horrid outing with the bat in hand while playing for India A against India B in the first round of the Duleep Trophy. Jurel was pinned in front of his stumps in the first innings at a score of two and bagged a duck in the second innings.
Dhruv Jurel failed to make an impact with a bat against India B in the first match of the Duleep Trophy but impressed everyone with his wicketkeeping skills again. He took four catches in the 2nd innings to topple India B's innings and stole the limelight with a diving catch to dismiss Musheer Khan.
Both Dhruv Jurel and Sarafaraz Khan made successful international debuts during India's five-match Test series against England and played three matches to fulfil BCCI's criteria to earn an annual central contract.
Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel have not been named in any of the four BCCI annual contract categories despite playing in two Tests for India against England and impressing everyone in those games. BCCI mentioned why the board has not picked the two players in the player retainership list.
India have finally found a gem of a wicketkeeper in the form of Dhruv Jurel after trying multiple options in the absence of Rishabh Pant. Jurel made his debut in the third Test against England but made a match-winning contribution in the fourth in Ranchi winning the man of the match award too.
Rohit Sharma-led India recorded a five-wicket win against England in the fourth Test match to seal the five-match series in Ranchi on Monday. Youngster Dhruv Jurel claimed the Player of the Match award for scoring 129 runs across two innings.
Team India won the fourth Test against England and sealed the series with a Test match to go. Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel anchored the chase superbly for India after being 120/5 and in trouble at one stage. The latter deservedly won the player of the match award for his knock in the first innings.
“To tell the truth, I don’t rue missing out on my hundred at all because it’s my debut Test series. In truth, I’m desperate to lift this trophy with my hands, because playing Test cricket was always a big dream of mine,” Jurel said after Day 3's play in Ranchi.
"I had to go back and rewire the way I had to think about the game. I am someone who comes over the top, and comes down on the ball. I like the ball to drop on the pitch," Ravichandran Ashwin told broadcaster after taking five wickets on Day 3.
Dhruv Jurel recorded his maiden fifty by smashing 90 off 149 balls as India added 88 runs to their first innings total on Day 3 before collapsing on 307 in the first innings. Shoaib Bashir took five wickets for England while Tom Hartley shone with three.
Dhruv Jurel played a career-defining knock in only his second Test match for India scoring a valiant 90 when his team was sliding down the barrel on a tricky pitch in Ranchi against England. Wasim Jaffer and Jasprit Bumrah were among several others to heap praise on Jurel.
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