Dhruv Jurel faces backlash over ordinary performance at Lord's, Netizens say ‘He can't be backup for Rishabh Pant'
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Dhruv Jurel faces backlash over ordinary performance at Lord's, Netizens say 'He can't be backup for Rishabh Pant'
Dhruv Jurel faces backlash over ordinary performance at Lord's, Netizens say 'He can't be backup for Rishabh Pant'
Dhruv Jurel, stepping in as wicketkeeper in place of the injured Rishabh Pant, faced criticism for his underwhelming display behind the stumps on Day 4 of the Lord's Test.
Dhruv Jurel.
Rishabh Pant is out of action as he sustained a finger injury, thus, Dhruv Jurel took the role of the wicketkeeper again on Day 4 of the Lord s Test. He had previously created an impact with a fantastic catch to dismiss Ollie Pope in the first inning, yet Day 4 marked a new test. His reflexes have been challenged against an unpredictable bounce of the pitch during the session and his day was worse off with his drop on a clear catch of the very first ball after lunch, something which earned criticism by the fans on social media.
Bad performance by Dhruv Jurel
The injury of Rishabh Pant has seen India a bit shaken up, as the stand-in Keeper Dhruv Jurel had a very tricky time keeping wickets on the Day 4. On his feet, Jurel has at times not been able to pick up deliveries cleanly against Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj. He dropped a simple catch off Joe Root which was edged by Akash just after lunch. Luckily to India, it was a no-ball declared by the umpire, so the missed chance did not matter.
But Indian viewers who watched Jurel making the drop in real-time were not very understanding and they tweeted to express their anger. The following are some of the criticisms on the performance of the young wicket keeper:
Apart from one good catch on Jadeja's bowling…Dhruv Jurel has been horrible behind the wickets…Horror show totally… unable to stop even a single down the leg ball
— I know right (@I_m_riiit) July 13, 2025
Dhruv Jurel Cant be backup keeper for Rishabh pant leave alone batting he is mile year behind Rishabh in wicket keeping skills as well he cant keep outside flat decks!
— Pranchal Kapadiya (@PranchalKapadi4) July 13, 2025
For all the shouts about being the best wicketkeeper for India after taking the catch of Ollie Pope, Dhruv Jurel has been bang average (being lenient) to the pacers since then#INDvsENG
— Viggy (@VigneshA_26) July 13, 2025
Bro dropped 2 catches and gave away 20+ bye runs due to his pathetic wicket keeping , please retire asap Dhruv Jurel 😭🙏 https://t.co/ZVuHypnQsD
— ben dover (@r4gingbvll) July 13, 2025
he second innings of England collapsed to 192 during the third session on Day 4 of Lord Pier Test. Washington Sundar was the best bowler of India in the innings as he took 4 wickets. India, meanwhile, have to score the total of 193 to win the game.
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