Jurel’s unbeaten 115 on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Monday was a testimony of his devotion to that motto. At one end, Rishabh Pant, with whom he built a 112-run stand, was playing in his archetypal way for 63, but Jurel concentrated on his strengths to accumulate runs. Dhruv Jurel’s Instagram bio is simple yet catchy. It reads Mamba Mentality — a term coined by basketball legend Kobe Bryant to describe his efforts to become the best version of himself. Jurel explained his batting methods while batting alongside a sparkling shot-maker like Pant.
The 25-year-old saw the lighter side of it. Because he has so much experience, so, whenever he is in, I only seek his advice,. Because he is a wicketkeeper, I am a wicketkeeper, and we play in the middle order, so it’s a very good experience, “My game plan is to see which bowler should I take down, which spell should I play, and I always ask Pant. Because his shoulder was a little bad, today I did wicketkeeping,.
So, I always ask him for advice as, what I should do in a particular situation,” Jurel said in the post-day press conference and dedicated his second Test hundred to his parents. So, that salute should go to my father and grandfather,” he said, and added that touring this country with India A helped his preparations. It was good,” Jurel said.
“We all know Pant is such a terrific player and what he has done for India in Australia and England. But does he get tempted to copy the dominating ways of Pant? “As you can see, Test cricket has different ways of playing, and it makes the game beautiful. When you play with Pant, it’s a very terrific experience. I can’t play like him, the way he has been playing since childhood. “Right now, he got a hit on his right shoulder, and we are closely monitoring him. “My grandfather was a farmer, and my father was a soldier. So, those are my roots, and I don’t want to forget them. “Siraj, whenever I speak to him, I think he celebrates more. It’s good thing about him was that his defending was solid.
Hopefully, I think he will be fit tomorrow,” he said.
