Very few folks know that cricketers Kuldeep Yadav and Dhruv Jurel hail from the same state - Uttar Pradesh and both the players had a role to play in Indian cricket team's five-wicket win over England in Ranchi on Monday. (IND Vs ENG, 2nd Test Match Report | More Cricket News)
Jurel hit 90 in the first innings and followed it up with a handy 39 that included a 72-run unbeaten partnership with S📖hubman Gill. Kuldeep too weighed in as he scalped 4/22 in the England's second innings as India were set🐠 a target of 192 to claim a series win.
Jurel's knock was the defining moment in the Test match as it turned t𝔉he tide in India's favour, giving them a 46-run deficit.
The official X account of the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on Mon♈day shared a video in which Jurel and Kuldeep talk about their stand on d꧙ay 3.
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Earlier, India defeated England by five wickets in the fourth Test to seal their 17th straight series win at home on Monday. ♑Resuming day four at 40 for no loss, India survived some anxious moments before chasing down the 192-run target in the afternoon session.
India have now taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series with the final game to be played in Dharamsala from March 7. The unbeaten 72-run stand between Shubman Gill (52 not out off 124 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (39 not out off 77) helped India get over the 😼line❀ following a middle-order collapse.
The ꦚfifth and final Test match s🔯tarts on March 7 in Dharamsala.
Brief scores:
England: 353 and 145
India: 307 and 192/5 in 61 overs (Rohit Sharma 55, Shubman Gill 52 not out, Dhruv Jurel 39 not out, Yashasvi Jaiswal 37; Shoaib Bashir 3/79).
(With PTI inputs)
