'He's the next MS Dhoni in the making' - Sunil Gavaskar praises Dhruv Jurel after his valiant knock in Ranchi Test

Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar lavished praise on Dhruv Jurel after the wicketkeeper-batter played a gritty knock while batting down the order in India's first innings in the fourth Test against England at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. He scored 90 runs, including six boundaries and four maximums. Unfortunately, he missed a chance to score his maiden Test century as Tom Hartley clean bowled him.

Jurel's "presence of mind" was praised by the "Little Master," who compared the youngster to the renowned former Indian captain and wicketkeeper MS Dhoni.

"Watching the presence of mind of Dhruv Jurel makes me think he's the next MS Dhoni in the making," Gavaskar said on Sports 18 during commentary.

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He added that the 23-year-old will score many hundreds in the future if he bats as he did in Ranchi.

"Today he missed out on a century but make no mistake this young man will go on to score many centuries because of his presence of mind," the former cricketer said during the Lunch break on Day 3. 

Speaking of the fourth Test, England won the toss and opted to bat first. The tourists posted 353 runs, thanks to an unbeaten 122-run knock by Joe Root and a half-century from Ollie Robinson. Meanwhile, for India Ravindra Jadeja and Akash Deep claimed four and three wickets respectively while Mohammed Siraj grabbed two.

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India failed to make a solid start in their first innings but Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his batting prowess, scoring 73 off 117 deliveries, including eight fours and one six. Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav kept the Ben Stokes-led side at bay for the majority of the opening session on the third day. Notably, the duo faced 202 deliveries and put on 76 runs for the eighth wicket. Kuldeep played a crucial knock of 28 from 131 balls as India amassed 307 runs. Meanwhile, Shoaib Bashir achieved his first-ever five-wicket haul for England.