India’s younger wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel showcased immense expertise and composure throughout the India vs England 4th Test in Ranchi serving to his nation to win the Test match and safe the 5-match sequence. He first scored 90 off 149 when India had been 177/7 with him and Kuldeep Yadav within the center. Later on within the second innings, he partnered up with Shubman Gill on Day 4 main the workforce to a snug victory.
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Dhruv Jurel — Real Jewel#DhruvJurel #INDvENG #INDvsENGpic.twitter.com/NPgm9s8DGQ
 Anvar Khan (@anvarkhan63) February 26, 2024
India gained the check sequence towards England. Dhruv Jurel in three check innings 46, 90, 39 not out. Take a bow DHRUV JUREL #INDvENG | #DhruvJurel pic.twitter.com/Pbl5UAX3Pz
 Radhika Chaudhary (@Radhika8057) February 26, 2024
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Rohit Sharma hugging Shubhman Gill and Dhruv Jurel #INDvENG #RohitSharma #DhruvJurel #ShubhmanGill pic.twitter.com/BmIQsAgc7z
 Anvar Khan (@anvarkhan63) February 26, 2024
Dhruv Jurel gained the Player of the match award within the Ranchi Test.Â
 90 runs in first innings.
 39* runs in second innings.He is simply 22 years, struggled quite a bit in childhood and now making the entire nation proud. pic.twitter.com/8WaSrvi0Bp
 Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 26, 2024
India’s residence supremacy weathered the ‘Bazball’ storm as Rohit Sharma’s males secured a hard-fought five-wicket win over England within the fourth and penultimate Test for a seventeenth consecutive sequence triumph in their very own yard on Monday, handing a harsh actuality examine to the guests’ unidimensional method.
Overnight 40/0 in a chase of 192 right here, India romped residence after surviving a number of hiccups with the opening duo of skipper Rohit Sharma (55 off 81 balls) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (37 off 44 balls) offering the right platform for others to construct with their 84-run stand on day 4 of the match.
There had been some jitters after the 2 departed in shut succession adopted by Rajat Patidar and Ravindra Jadeja’s dismissal however Shubman Gill (52 not out) and Dhruv Jurel (39 not out) guided the facet previous the ending line with an unbeaten 72-run partnership. (‘Grit, Determination, Resilience’: Virat Kohli Reacts To India Ending Bazball’s Winning Streak With Series Victory In Ranchi)
Left-arm spinner Tom Hartley (1/64) took the prized scalp of Rohit, whereas Shoaib Bashir was essentially the most profitable English bowler, scalping 3/79 within the second innings for a match haul of eight wickets. India lead 3-1 within the sequence with the final recreation scheduled in Dharamsala from March 7. The workforce’s final residence sequence loss was a 1-2 defeat to an Alastair Cook-led England in 2012-13. Since then, India have gained 39 out of fifty Tests at residence.
“It’s been a very hard-fought series, so to come on the right side of it feels very good,” stated Rohit within the post-match presentation.
The host workforce’s victory marked a surprising downfall for ‘Bazball’, which has been a much-hyped successful mantra for England since 2022 and is now going through all-round criticism for being too inflexible and missing in depth.Conceptualised after the appointment of Brendon McCullum as coach and Ben Stokes as captain, England’s plan to assault regardless of circumstances discovered its match within the unflappable method of the Indians.
While the guests remained cussed barring the conservative hundred by veteran Joe Root right here, the Indians tailored and refused to be slowed down by setbacks. The outcome, England can be going again with their first sequence defeat below Stokes and McCullum. It can be the primary time they’ve misplaced three back-to-back Tests.
“The only thing I can say is we left nothing on the field, we’ve fought hard and I’m happy with that,” stated Stokes. (Sunil Gavaskar Wants R Ashwin To Replace Rohit Sharma As Captain In fifth Test Vs England; Here’s What Spinner Replied)
England’s opening win in Hyderabad was anticipated to unsettle the house facet which was already with out famous person Virat Kohli, out resulting from private causes, and the injured Okay L Rahul. On the opposite, the workforce was galvanised by the arrival of rookies, who grabbed their alternatives with each palms.
Whether it was batter Sarfaraz Khan in Rajkot or wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel and pacer Akash Deep right here, the workforce gained from the infusion of contemporary power. Jurel was a key think about making certain series-deciding win together with his gritty 90-run knock within the first innings and the stable cameo within the second essay — each efforts coming in high-pressure conditions.
On Monday, Rohit and Jaiswal began positively. After seeing via veteran pacer James Anderson’s opening over, Rohit introduced out his swat flick to dispatch the 41-year-old for a most over broad long-on. Bashir operated from the opposite finish as runs got here thick and quick for India, be it in singles or in boundaries.
The sense of desperation was palpable as Anderson was seen sprinting right down to the nice leg boundary and even threw his physique however couldn’t cease a boundary off Jaiswal’s bat.
The duo swept and reverse swept to deal with the low bounce from the spinners with Rohit taking part in the lead position within the partnership. He additionally bought previous 9,000 runs in first-class cricket. With nothing going their means, Stokes introduced in Joe Root to unsettle the rhythm and the part-timer did simply that by exploiting the tough towards the Indian left-hander.
Jaiswal failed to manage his inside-out shot and Anderson pulled off an absolute stunner with a ahead diving catch at backward level. Stokes was fast to take Root out of the assault and operated together with his two spin twins in Bashir and Hartley, who did a good job in stopping the run move. Gill appeared below strain to rotate the strike, which affected a well-set Rohit on the different finish as boundaries dried up, pushing India on the back-foot.
Hartley was lastly rewarded for his miserly spell with the prized scalp of the Indian captain. Rohit got here down the monitor solely to be overwhelmed by the flight and spin from Hartley and Ben Foakes did the needful behind the stumps. Though Rohit was means out of the crease, he was adjudged caught behind after getting a faint tickle on the way in which to the wicketkeeper. Bashir despatched again Jadeja and Sarfaraz off successive deliveries proper after the lunch break.
The Indian chase started to unravel with these dismissals however Gill and Jurel teamed as much as regular the ship.Against the run of play, Jurel produced a beautiful cowl drive off Bashir, who went too broad and full, to get the workforce’s first boundary in 31 overs. There was a sigh of reduction and the Indian victory didn’t appear distant anymore.The goal quickly got here right down to lower than 50 and Gill too joined within the celebration smashing Bashir for back-to-back sixes.
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