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Follow UsYoung Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel was all praise for skipper Rohit Sharma as he remembered his Test debut which came against England earlier this year.
Jurel, while speaking to Jicocinema, the official broadcaster of India’s upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh, said in chaste Hindi about how much he admires Rohit and his pull shots.
“Jab TV par dekhte the lagta tha bohot time hai (lagta tha) but jub saamne se dekha toh pata chal ki jis ball par hum struggle kar rahe hain, wo aaram say pick up kar rahe hain. Pull shot to famous hai he bhaiya ka. He’s the GOAT. (When I watched him on TV, we thought he’s got a lot of time but when you watch him bat live, you realise that the deliveries you are struggling against, he’s picking them nicely. Everybody knows about his famous pull shot),” Jurel said.
Talking about his debut at Rajkot in February, the 23-year-old described how Rohit helped him get rid of first-game nervousness.
“A day before my debut, he spoke to me and made me feel relaxed. I told him there was a little nervousness. He said I deserve to be here, it’s all chill. Then when we met in a lift once, he advised me to bat without any inhibitions,” Jurel said.
The first Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh will be played in Chennai from September 19 onwards.
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