Dhruv Jurel equals MS Dhoni Record: Dhruv Jurel has done a great feat in the 61st edition of the Duleep Trophy. This young player has equaled former Indian captain MS Dhoni in a special case as a wicketkeeper. Let us tell you that Jurel is representing India A in this domestic tournament. Now Jurel has come at the first place jointly with MS Dhoni in taking the most catches as a wicketkeeper in an innings in the Duleep Trophy.
Dhruv Jurel joins with MS Dhoni for most catches in an innings in Duleep Trophy by a Wicket-keeper. Jurel took 7 catches in India B's second innings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Earlier, Dhoni had achieved this feat in 2004/05 while playing for East Zone against West Zone. Now Dhruv Jurel has become the wicketkeeper batsman to take most catches in an innings in Duleep Trophy jointly with Dhoni. Before Dhoni, this record was in the name of Sunil Benjamin. He had taken six catches and one stumping in an innings while playing for Central Zone in the final of Duleep Trophy in 1973/74.
S Viswanath took six catches in an innings while playing for South Zone during 1980/81. Jurel took the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, India B captain Abhimanyu Easwaran, Mushir Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Sai Kishore and Navdeep Saini.
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