New Delhi: India’s veteran drummer, Ajinkya Rahane, congratulated the young goalkeeper Dhruv Jurel for ensuring the responsibilities of a ticket guard during the fourth test against England after the vice-captain Rishabh Pant suffered an injury during the shot. The pants fractured its toe on day 1 of the fourth test at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester.Rahane, who is currently in England, went to “X” (formerly Twitter) to congratulate Jurel for his performance, calling him one of the most difficult tasks of the game.“It is difficult to join as a counter in the middle of the game, but Dhruv Jurel intervened and did a really solid job. He full credit for him,” posted Rahane.Speaking further on the challenge, Rahane stressed the difficulty of adapting the match midfielder, in particular in English conditions.“When you sit outside, when you look at the match and suddenly have to get inside and do the counter, what I think in England is the most difficult work. I thought it had done very well. He was really calm behind the counter. He was composed. I thought his suggestions to the players, Kl Rahul and also for the captain were really incredible.”It was the second time in the current series that he was asked to jure to put on the gloves. During the third test, Pant also underwent a finger injury while trying to stop a delivery of Jasprit Bumrah. Jurel then intervened to keep the counters in his absence.
After the conclusion of the fourth test, which ended with a draw, the BCCI confirmed that the pants had been excluded from the rest of the series. Narayan Jagadeesan was appointed replacement in the team.Given the recent Jurel experience behind the strains, it is likely to appear in the Xi Playing for the fifth and last test.The final test will take place from July 31 to August 4 at the Oval in London.