Anil Kumble and Sunil Gavaskar heaped praise on Dhruv Jurel, likening him to Dhoni, but former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly had a different opinion.

After his debut in the Ranji season for Uttar Pradesh back in 2022, Dhruv Jurel is now a familiar name amongst Indian cricket fans for his outstanding performance at the Ranchi Test. Several cricket experts and former cricketing legends have praised him for his impressive performance, with Anil Kumble and the legendary Sunil Gavaskar even comparing him to MS Dhoni.

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However, Sourav Ganguly, the former BCCI president, thinks otherwise. While speaking on RevSports, Ganguly said, “Obviously, Jurel has talent but Dhoni is in a different league. It took him 15 years to be MS Dhoni. So let him [Jurel] play.”

In Jurels’ praise, Ganguly further added, “His ability. His ability to play spin, to bat against the pace. And most importantly, to perform under pressure. That’s what you look at, a youngster. And he’s got that temperament.”

Later, the former Indian captain also pointed out that other players like Ishan Kishan, who has been in the game for a few years now, should be careful as Jurel will be giving them a tough fight for their spot.

“I think Ranji Trophy and IPL are the formats for youngsters to become so good. Dhruv Jurel, what a Test match he had under pressure on a difficult wicket. As I said, there is huge talent and if you miss out and if you go behind down the ladder, it’ll be very hard to come back. And something which someone like Ishan Kishan should be very careful of because he’s young, he wants to play and there’s so much talent in this country,” Ganguly concluded.

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Last Updated on March 1, 2024