Former Indian player Sanjay Manjrekar named Dhruv Jurel one of the finds of India’s 1-0 Test series win over Sri Lanka. However, he also wondered how Jurel would perform in India’s next red-ball series in New Zealand as well. The 25-year-old played as a specialist batter in the Sri Lankan series and finished as the third-highest run-getter with 173 runs despite batting lower down the order. He scored a stunning century in the second Test at Colombo and averaged an impressive 86.50 in the series as well.

Talking about India’s two major positives, Manjrekar said on his Instagram handle: “In Devdutt Padikkal, India have found a very good No.3. Then Dhruv Jurel, a steady influence on a team packed with Rishabh Pant and other attacking players. This is a guy who is pretty orthodox and old-fashioned and cashes in on starts, making the 40s and 50s into big hundreds. We’ll see how he goes in New Zealand and whether he bats in that position or somewhere else.”

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“Manav Suthar is the perfect foil for Jadeja. Manav Suthar’s true value will be seen on pitches that aren’t obvious turners, especially pitches in Australia and South Africa, where there is more bounce. Because of his overspin, he’s the kind of bowler India have always needed,” again said Manjrekar.

Sanjay Manjrekar also said that Team India accepted that the second Test against Sri Lanka would end in a draw during Day 5 despite being in a winning position at the start of the day as well.

“When the Indian players realized they were not going to win the second Test, there was acceptance. But it wasn’t one of resignation, or they didn’t give up the match. It was acceptance out of appreciation for the opposition and one guy, Sonal Dinusha,” concluded Sanjay Manjrekar.