Former India batter Abhinav Mukund said that Dhruv Jurel benefited in a big way from India A’s tour of Sri Lanka as well. According to the veteran, such shadow tours are extremely helpful as they allow upcoming players to gain some much-needed experience as well. Notably, Jurel scored an important half-century on Day 2 of the Galle Test against Sri
Lanka on Sunday, August 16.

During a discussion on Cricinfo, he commented: “For players who are just trying to break it into the side, for someone like Dhruv Jurel, a shadow tour was extremely beneficial. Look at Devdutt Padikkal’s runs now, who also had a fabulous tour. So, these shadow tours are something that I’m very kicked about. It’s an important part of development for a player.”

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“Even though India and Sri Lanka are not too far away, not different time zones, the ball is different. The way they play cricket is different. It’s an island where you’ve got breeze blowing certain parts of the day, you’ve got to adjust to the rain. I think it’s all an experience,” the former India opener further added.

While praising Dhruv Jurel’s technique and temperament during his innings in Galle, Mukund also stated that he needs to convert his starts into big scores. With Rishabh Pant being the wicket keeper-batter in the side, Jurel is being picked
as a pure batter in the middle order as well.

“I really like the look of Dhruv Jurel and I’ve got a lot of time for him as a Test match batter. But he’s really got to understand what it means to be a pure batter. He’s not the wicket-keeper batter in this side. He needs to score big runs for him to retain his place in the side,” Abhinav Mukund concluded.