India tour of Australia: Tim Paine calls Dhruv Jurel ‘class above’ all his India A teammates | Cricket News

Tim Paine has lauded Dhruv Jurel for the way he has batted on the bouncy Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during the second unofficial Test match between Australia A and India A. The 23-year-old looked unperturbed with the pace and bounce of the MCG wicket and scored 80 and 68 in the match.
“There’s a guy who has wicket kept in a few Test matches for India,” Paine said on SEN Tassie.
“He averages 63 out of the three Tests he’s played, and his name is Dhruv Jurel.
“I don’t know if you saw much of the highlights, but after seeing him bat (against Australia A) – even though he’s a wicketkeeper, from what I’ve seen on this tour and from India’s batting in the last couple of months, I’d be staggered if he doesn’t play.
India’s Dhruv Jurel in action. (Photo: REUTERS)
“He scored one of the more polished 80s I’ve seen, and we were all sitting around as staff of Cricket Australia and thought, ‘Wow, this guy can seriously play’.”
Paine feels Jurel is the one to look out for and the youngsters has everything in him to do well in Tests.
“Keep an eye out for him this summer. I think he’s going to impress a lot of Australian fans.
“Even though it’s going to be another step up against the big three (Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Jish Hazlewood), he looks like he has the game to play Test cricket.”
The first of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy will start from November 22 at Perth’s Optus Stadium.