Dhruv Jurel
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Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| Full name | Dhruv Chand Jurel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 2001 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 312) | 15 February 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 November 2025 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 112) | 6 July 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 January 2025 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021–present | Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dhruv Chand Jurel (Hindi: [d̪ʰɾʊʋ dʒʊɾeːl]; born 21 January 2001) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. Jurel represents Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.[2] He was the Indian U19 team's vice-captain at the 2020 U19 Cricket World Cup.[3]
Jurel was born in a Jat family in Agra on 21 January 2001.[citation needed] His father served in the Indian army and is a Kargil war veteran.[4] At the age of five, he had to have plastic surgery when his left leg was trapped under a bus tyre.[5]
Dhruv Jurel attributes his selection to the Indian Test team to the sacrifices of his parents, highlighting his father's, a Kargil war veteran, initial reluctance due to financial constraints.[6] When he was 14, his dad took out a loan to buy him a 2000 rupee (£20) Kashmir willow bat, and his mother pawned her only gold necklace to buy a kit bag.[5]
He started playing cricket during a summer camp in his school.[7] Over there, he saw some children playing cricket and it developed his interest in the game. He then left his home in Agra and went to train at a cricket academy in Noida, on Delhi's outskirts.[5] He played youth cricket for Uttar Pradesh's U-14, U-16 and U-19 teams.[7]
Jurel made his Twenty20 debut on 10 January 2021 for Uttar Pradesh in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[8] Prior to his T20 debut, he was named as the vice-captain of India's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[10] He made his first-class debut on 17 February 2022, for Uttar Pradesh in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy.[11] Jurel made his debut for Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings at Guwahati on 5 April 2023, hitting 32*(15). This performance cemented Jurel's place in the side.
He made his List A debut on 14 July 2023, for India A against United Arab Emirates A, in the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[12]
In August 2025, Dhruv was named as the captain of Central Zone cricket team for 2025–26 Duleep Trophy.[13]