Dhruv Jurel wants to carve his own niche in international cricket

He might get compared with Mahendra Singh Dhoni but Indias wicketkeeperbatsman Dhruv Jurel on Friday stated that nobody can match the level of the former Indian captain Dhruv rather wanted to make his own personality in international cricketDhruv Jurel made his international debut during the recently concluded test series against England The youngster was quick with the big gloves behind the wickets and did not take a step back to deliver with the bat He was also active while guiding the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma during DRS callsHis assured performance prompted the legendary Sunil Gavaskar to compare Jurel with Dhoni but the 23yearold who is the son of a Kargil war veteran begged to differAlso Read IN PHOTOS WPL 2024 Playoff RCB vs MI Here to fightThank you so much Gavaskar sir for comparing me with Dhoni sir But I want to say personally that no one can replicate what Dhoni sir has done Jurel said at the India Today Conclave hereThere is only one Dhoni Always was and always will be For me I just want to be Dhruv Jurel Whatever I do I want to do as Dhruv Jurel But Dhoni sir is a legend and he will always remain like that added the young wicketkeeperbatterDhruve Jurel called the Test the purest form of the game and also mentioned that receiving the Indian cap was a dream come true for him It getting the Test cap and getting the man of the match hasnt yet sunk in It was a pleasure to play Tests the purest form of cricket I was sure that I would play Test cricket some day and it has been a dreamcometrue moment for meI always wanted to play Tests When I was playing U19 my goal was to play 200 Tests which I later realised was not possible said the youngster who at the age of 12 travelled alone to a cricket academy in Noida for training from his Agra homeJurel also dismissed comparisons between Test cricket and the Indian Premier League as unrealistic For me IPL has not reduced the love for Test cricket When I got the baggy cap India Test cap it was a different feeling altogether There is no contest whatsoever between the two Test cricket is at a different level he saidOn whether he fancies his chances of making the squad for the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA Jurel said he wasnt thinking so far ahead The World Cup is to be held in JuneAlso Read IN PHOTOS IPL Most centuries among IndiansTo be honest I dont have to think much lets just control the controllables he said Jurel also praised the BCCIs recent move to reward those playing more Test matches saying it was a great initiative but he was still trying to figure out the increase in perksIt was an emotional moment for Jurel when his father Nem Chand who was also present among the guests at the conclave saluted his son for bringing laurels to the countryDad was in the Indian Army He wanted me to join the special forces and prepare for the NDA National Defence Academy exams Dad was disciplined in diet and trainingBut he was not in favour of cricket So I did not tell dad initially that I had started playing cricket He tried to convince me to continue with academics Then I approached my mother and tried to bring both on the same pageFinally he agreed to get me a slogger bat made of Kashmir willow When I wanted a kit worth Rs 50006000 my mom said she would sell her gold chain to get me one he recalled a welldocumented anecdote from his formative yearsWith PTI Inputs