Riyan Parag shared a post for his Rajasthan Royals (RR) fellow mate Dhruv Jurel after the RR wicketkeeper got the maiden call-up for India’s squad for the first two Test matches against England.
The much-awaited IND vs ENG Test series will start on 25 January in Hyderabad. Ahead of the series, BCCI announced India’s squad for the first 2 Test against England on Friday.
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Riyan Parag expressed his joy after Jurel’s addition to the Indian team, on his ‘X’ handle.
Dhruv Jurel on his Maiden Test call-up
Dhruv Jurel revealed that his entire family was shocked at first after he revealed that he’d be playing for the India cricket team. The 22-year-old revealed that when he told his family he’d been selected, his father asked which team. To which the wicketkeeper batter replied, the team with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
“When I told my dad, he was ecstatic. He asked me for which Indian team I have been selected. I said ‘the one with Rohit (Sharma) bhaiya and Virat (Kohli) bhaiya’. It was an emotional moment for the entire family,” Jurel said to Dainik Jagran
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