Dhruv Jurel is a rising 23 years old Indian Wicketkeeper Batting cricket Player who started playing domestic cricket in the year 2021, And made his Domestic debut on 10 January 2021 while playing against Punjab at Alur, After that, he got a chance to make his debut in India national team in the year 2024.
Currently, he is a part of the UP domestic team in the State-level cricket Tournaments and part of Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Dhruv Jurel Biography
| Full name | Dhruv Chand Jurel |
| Nick Name | |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Jan 21, 2001 (23 years) |
| Birth Place | Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aquarius |
| Profession | Cricketer (Batsman/Wicket-keeper) |
| Country | India |
| Cricket Role | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Father name | Nem Singh Jurel (Retired Havaldar of Indian Army) |
| Mother name | Rajani Jurel (Homemaker) |
| Siblings | He has a sister named Neeru Jurel |
| Married | Unmarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | He completed his schooling till 12th standard at Army Public School, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Current Residence | A-13, Defence Colony, Agra |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Batting Style | Right hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right Arm |
| Domestic Cricket debut | First-Class Debut He made his FC debut on 17 February 2022 in the match of UP vs Vidarbha at Sultanpur. List A cricket debut He made his List A debut on 10 January 2021 in the match of Punjab vs UP at Alur. T20 Debut Not yet debut. |
| International Debut | Test– On 15 February 2024 against England in Rajkot, India |
| Teams | India U19 A, India U19, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Royals, Central Zone, India A, India |
Dhruv Jurel Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 173 cm in meters– 1.73 m in feet & inches– 5’ 8” |
| Weight | in kilograms– 70 kg in pounds– 154 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 42 Inches – Waist: 32 Inches – Biceps: 14 Inches |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Dhruv Jurel Profile
On the other hand, if we talk about Dhruv’s cricket career, then he started playing state-level cricket in the year 2021, So let’s know about Dhruv Jurel’s domestic cricket career & debut.
He started playing domestic cricket with T20s cricket and made his T20s debut on 10 January 2021 in the match of UP vs Punjab at Alur. And he has got the chance to play 23 T20 cricket matches so far, in which he scored only 244 runs with his bat.
And then, He made his debut in first-class cricket on 17 February 2022 in the match of Vidarbha vs UP at Sultanpur. And he has got a chance to play 15 FC matches so far, in which he scored 790 runs with his bat.
After that in July 2023, He was also included in India A team for the List A match against UAE, And he made his List A debut on 14 July 2023 in the match of UAE vs India A at Colombo.
Jurel became a part of the Indian team for the first time in the year 2024 and was included in the Team India for the initial two matches of the Test series against England, scheduled to be played from January 25, 2024. He made his Test debut for the Indian team on 02 February 2024. And he scored his first half-century in the 4th Test match.
And apart from that, He has not got a chance to make a debut in One Day International and T20I format of International cricket.
Dhruv Jurel Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 3 | 1 | 175 | 90 | 87.50 | 330 | 53.03 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| FC | 17 | 22 | 3 | 965 | 249 | 50.78 | 1725 | 55.94 | 1 | 6 | 109 | 15 | 38 | 3 |
| List A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 189 | 77 | 47.25 | 205 | 92.19 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| T20s | 23 | 19 | 7 | 244 | 34* | 20.33 | 178 | 137.07 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FC | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| List A | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20s | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Dhruv Jurel IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20.00 Lac | Rajasthan |
| 2023 | 20.00 Lac | Rajasthan |
| 2024 | 20.00 Lac | Rajasthan |
Favourites
| Cricketer(s) | Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli |
| Cricket Ground | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London |
| TV Series | Suits |
| Book | Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins |
| Song | The Scientist by Coldplay |
| Film | 3 Idiots |
Dhruv Jurel’s Social Media Accounts
| J U R E L (@dhruvjurel) | |
| Dhruv Jurel (@dhruvjurel21) | |
| Dhruv Jurel | |
| Wikipedia | Dhruv Jurel |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About Dhruv Jurel
- Dhruv Jurel is an Indian cricketer who has played for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket, India Under-19 in international cricket, and Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Indian Premier League. He gained a reputation as a match finisher after scoring quick runs for RR in the 2023 IPL season.
- His father, an Army veteran of the 1999 Kargil War, dreamt of making him an Army officer and told him to study hard and pass the NDA exam; however, Dhruv was inclined towards sports.
- When Dhruv was studying in the 8th standard, he went to join the swimming camp at the 60 days sports camp at his school; however, he saw a batsman hitting sixes at the cricket camp and got drawn towards the game, so he joined the cricket camp on the pretext of swimming camp and did not inform his parents about the change of his game.
- When his father came to know about this, he got very angry and tried to convince Dhruv to play individual sports; however, Dhruv did not budge and convinced his father about his cricketing passion.
- He later trained at Springdale Cricket Academy, Agra under coach Parvendra Yadav, and at Aster Cricket Academy, Noida Extension, Noida under coach Abhay Singh.
- He started his cricket training as an offspinner; however, upon the advice of his coach Parvendra Yadav, he became a batsman and wicketkeeper. His coach Parvendra Yadav said that he was confident that Dhruv would play for India.
- He once requested his father to buy him a cricket kit who denied his request. He then locked himself in a bathroom and threatened to leave the house. His mother got worried when she heard this and sold her gold chain to buy a cricket kit for him.
- He played 6 matches in the 2014 Under-17 School National Cricket T20 Championship where he scored 600 runs with four centuries and two half-centuries.
- He scored 152 runs for Uttar Pradesh Under-14 in the 2015 Under-14 Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy where he scored 137 runs in the final against Madhya Pradesh.
- He scored 100 runs in 21 balls in a 2017 T20 tournament between Agra, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh which made him very popular in his hometown.
- He played for India Under-19 in international tournaments and was the Vice-captain of the team in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup. He also captained the India Under-19 team in the 2019 Youth Asia Cup.
- On 10 January 2021, he played his debut T20 match for Uttar Pradesh against Punjab and scored 23 runs.
- On 17 February 2022, he made his debut in Ranji Trophy for Uttar Pradesh against Vidarbha and scored 64 runs in the first innings and 4 runs in the second innings.
- Noted industrialist Parth Jindal’s venture JSW Sports signed Dhruv Jurel as its exclusive athlete in April 2022.
- He later scored quick 34 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and 34 runs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK); his power hitting was applauded by cricketers and fans.
- Rajasthan Royals (RR) acquired him in the 2022 IPL mega-auction for his base price of Rs 20 lakhs. He made his IPL debut on 5 April 2023 against Punjab Kings in Guwahati and made his mark by hitting 32 quickfire runs.
- On 16 October 2018, he made his maiden one-day half-century for Uttar Pradesh Under-19 against Jharkhand Under-19. He scored 762 runs and took 51 catches in 11 matches of the 2018-19 Cooch Behar Trophy.
