Dhruv Jurel shines vs WI, hammers his maiden Test hundred
What's the story
Dhruv Jurel has brought up his maiden hundred in Test cricket. He made his willow talk on Day 2 of the opening Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. Notably, Dhruv is getting to play this game as Rishabh Pant, India's first-choice wicket-keeper in Tests, is out injured. Here we look at Jurel's stats.
Knock
A fine hand from Jurel
Responding to WI's paltry first-innings total of 162/10, India were well placed at 188/3 when Jurel arrived to bat. He joined forces with fellow centurion KL Rahul (100) and took India past 200 before the latter departed. Jurel then found another potent partner in Ravindra Jadeja as the duo scripted a stand worth 206 runs. The keeper-batter fell for 125 runs from 210 balls.
Career
Second 50-plus score in Tests
This was Jurel's second 50-plus score across six Tests. He had played a 90-run knock against England in Ranchi last year. He has now raced to 380 runs across nine innings at an average of 47.50. Overall in First-Class cricket, this was his third hundred (50s: 13). Jurel has gone past 1,800 FC runs at an average of around 49.