There isn’t any cricket shot extra aesthetic then a straight-batted drive down the bottom and has been the hallmark of each red-ball participant to grace the sport. Whereas Dhruv Jurel is a great distance off from reaching such echelons, he proved he has the minerals for it on Friday with a textbook drive in Lucknow.
Mumbai seized management of the Irani Cup conflict at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Day 4 by bowling out the Remainder of India for 416 to take a 121-run first innngs lead. Though a flurry of late wickets noticed the reigning Ranji champions collapse to 134/6 within the second innings, they remained forward of the sport by 274 runs heading into the ultimate day of the encounter. Nonetheless, amidst all the frustration, the Remainder of India nonetheless had one thing to cherish within the type of Dhruv Jurel’s commanding 93 alongside Abhimanyu Easwaran’s 191 to maintain the aspect within the hunt for a victory. One shot specifically from Jurel caught the eye in the course of the counterattacking knock that featured 13 boundaries and a most.
Jurel had already introduced up 68-ball half-century when Mohit Avasthi ran in to bowl the 89th over. Seeking to take the sport to the opposition, Jurel had been batting outdoors his crease and as quickly as he noticed the straight supply pitched on a size, his eyes lit up. In a single easy movement, the 24-year-old took a giant stride entrance and throughout to fulfill the purple cherry with the center of his bat, and despatched it sprawling previous the bowler for a spectacular boundary. Jurel was all too conscious of the standard of his shot as he held the pose briefly to permit the cameramen to get their clicks however retained a stoic expression all via to point out he meant enterprise.
Twitterati was floored by the sheer expertise of the Uttar Pradesh batter as soon as once more and shortly flooded social media with excessive reward.
Too good
Yup
Abhishek
Jurel
Tilak https://t.co/qxgkY85m6Z— Gilfoyle (@Niteesh_4) October 4, 2024
If we’re dropping both Rinku or Harshit then nothing lower than Dhruv Jurel or Tilak Verma ought to be acceptable imo https://t.co/S7mmoTvr4L
— Soloman (@FirmBeliever5) October 4, 2024
Actually?
Would choose him over Sarfaraz at the same time as a pure batter
We do not even want a backup opener for bgt,Gill can simply open and we will play Jurel in MO https://t.co/Dl3luI32fy— Dev (@Googly808) October 4, 2024
Good
Shams Mulani picked up the wickets of each Abhimanyu Easwaran and Dhruv Jurel in an an identical method !! #RishabhPant #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #AbhimanyuEaswaran #PAKvENG #INDvsNZ #IraniCup #T20WorldCup2024
pic.twitter.com/vBTiZS0b7o— Cricketism (@MidnightMusinng) October 4, 2024
Jurel craze in public sale is kinda insane like he not even common in indian staff https://t.co/rVs51SoeXm
— Mid (@Mid4343) October 4, 2024
Sensible
Mumbai energy
When Mumbai batters had been struggling in 2nd innings, Prithvi Shaw smashed 76 runs from 105 balls in Irani Cup 🔥
WELL PLAYED, PRITHVI SHAW, KEEP GOING EXPECTING THAT HE MAKE COMEBACK…👏👏#PrithviShaw #IraniCup #Mumbai #INDvsBAN #IndvsNZ #IPLAuction #TestCricket #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/06u9upITB9— Monish (@Monish09cric) October 4, 2024
Unbelievable spell Saransh Jain 4/67 (2nd innings).
150 Profession Wickets for Saransh Jain (All Codecs). #MUMvROI #IraniCup— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) October 4, 2024