India wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has opened up on the missed run-out opportunity during the final day of the Oval Test against England in the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy as well. Defending 374, India had restricted England to 357/9, leaving the hosts 17 runs away from victory with just one wicket in hand as well. On the final delivery of the 84th over, England were at 363/9 and Gus Atkinson on strike, Mohammed Siraj bowled a full wide delivery. However, Atkinson and Chris Woakes completed a bye run as Jurel missed a run-out chance, leaving Siraj visibly frustrated too.

Dhruv Jurel recently appeared in an interview on the Breaking Sports with Vivek Sethia YouTube channel, where he said, “So everything was happening very quickly, and the bowling was going well. Then I took my stance because the conditions were overcast, and the ball was swinging. I couldn’t take a chance that even one run might be missed. I felt that I had taken my stance, and right on my right side in the slip was Shubman. Then he told me, “Yaar, he’s going to bowl a wide yorker,” and by the time he had started his run-up, I didn’t feel it was right to tell Siraj to stop because everything was going really well. All the momentum was on our side. So that happened.”

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“But when it was missed, I felt it should have been a run-out. The ball didn’t grip properly in my hand, so it didn’t happen well. Then I thought, “God, just let us win the match.” That was the thing. It was a very good opportunity, but it was missed. Still, I believed that Siraj was bowling tremendously. The feeling was that we were going to win the match, and exactly that happened,” he further added.

However, Dhruv Jurel praised head coach Gautam Gambhir for the confidence he brings to the team and the support he provides to his players as well.

He said: “If you are around him, you always feel motivated. You feel pumped up. The kind of energy and aura he has, like I said, when he comes into the huddle and speaks, everyone gets pumped up. It feels really good. He makes you feel like, “We are going in, we are the best, and we are the ones who will win.” That’s the kind of feeling he gives.”

“And personally, he always comes to me and says, “You can talk to me anytime, you can call me anytime, and I will always back you. Just keep your head down and work hard. I will always stand behind you.” That feels really good. You feel confident when a coach of the Indian team talks to you like that,” Dhruv Jurel concluded.