Rapid Info.	Age	Marital Status	Home Town	Jersey Number
	23 Years, 01 Months	Unmarried	Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India	16

 

Dhruv Jurel Biography

Dhruv Jurel is a young Indian cricketer, who represents Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and plays for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. He is a right handed wicketkeeper batsman. Dhruv was the vice-captain of the Indian team in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup. Jurel made his international Test debut on 15 February 2024 against England in Rajkot.

Full Name	Dhruv Chand Jurel
Nick Name	DJ
Date of Birth	21 January 2001 (Sunday)
Age ( As of 2023)	23 Years, 01 Months
Gender	Male
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Height	5′8”(173cm)
Birthplace	Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Playing Role	Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting Style	Right Hand Bat
Current Teams	India, Rajasthan Royals
Coach	Abhay Singh
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Education	12th
School	An army school in Agra
College	–
Hobbies	Basketball
Religion	Hindu
Favorite cricketer	MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, AB de Villiers & Virat Kohli
Favorite cricket stadium	Lord’s Cricket Ground
Favorite movie	3 Idiots

Dhruv Jurel Birth and Family

On January 21, 2001, Dhruv Jurel was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. His full name is Dhruv Chand Jurel. His father, Nem Singh Jurel, was in the Indian Army and served in the 1999 Kargil War. His mother, Rajni Jurel, is a housewife. Dhruv has an elder sister Neru Jurel. Dhruv Jurel’s father wanted his son to join the Indian Army and serve the country. But Dhruv was interested in cricket, so he chose cricket as his career.

Father’s Name	Nem Chand Jurel
Mother’s Name	Rajni Jurel
Sisters Name	Neru Jurel
Brothers Name	–

Dhruv Jurel Early Life

Initially Dhruv Jurel wanted to join the Army like his father, but at the age of 10, when he saw some people playing cricket in the camp for the first time, his interest in cricket started increasing. After this, he started playing cricket in a school camp and started dreaming of becoming a cricketer. He started making good shots in school at the age of just 12. However, during this time Dhruv lied to his father that he was only learning swimming in school.

But when his father came to know that Dhruv had also started cricket coaching, he had to face his father’s anger. Later, seeing Dhruv’s love for cricket, his father allowed him to play cricket. He also took a loan of some money and got Dhruv a bat. However, the financial condition of his house was bad. In such a situation, his father wanted him to stop playing cricket and concentrate on getting a government job. That’s why he refused to get cricket kit to Dhruv.

Because of this, Dhruv locked himself in the bathroom and even threatened to leave the house if he did not get the cricket kit. This was the reason why Dhruv’s mother sold her gold chain and got Dhruv a cricket kit. After this, Dhruv took training from coach Parvendra Yadav at Springdale Cricket Academy, Agra and coach Abhay Singh at Aster Cricket Academy, Noida. Seeing Dhruv’s interest and talent in cricket, later his father also started supporting him. At the age of 14, he was selected in Under-14 and then played for Uttar Pradesh Under-16 and Under-19 teams.

In the year 2014, he played six matches in the Under-17 School National Cricket T20 Championship and scored more than 600 runs with four centuries and two half-centuries. Subsequently, in the 2015 Under-14 Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy, he scored 152 runs for Uttar Pradesh Under-14 and scored 137 runs in the final against Madhya Pradesh. In the 2018-19 Cooch Behar Trophy, he scored 762 runs in 11 matches and took 51 catches. Given his excellent performance in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, he was made the vice-captain of the Indian team, where his team lost to Bangladesh in the final of the Under-19 World Cup. However, under his captaincy, Dhruv made India win the Under-19 Asia Cup.

Dhruv Jurel Domestic Cricket Career

On 10 January 2021, Dhruv Jurel made his T20 debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2020–2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In his first match against Punjab, he scored 23 runs in 30 balls. He played his first-class debut against Vidarbha in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy on February 17, 2022. In the first innings of the match, he scored 64 runs in 139 balls with the help of 11 fours and was out for just 4 runs in the second innings.

Dhruv was later included in the India A squad for the 2023 ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup. On July 14, 2023, he played in the ACC Men’s Emerging Cup versus UAE A, making his List A debut. However, Dhruv did not get a chance to bat in that match. So far, he has scored 189 runs in 10 List A matches at an average of 47.25. Dhruv Jurel played an innings of 249 runs in the first-class match against Nagaland in December 2022. During this time, he attracted everyone’s attention with his brilliant batting in the middle order.

FORMAT	DATE	AGAINEST
LIST A	14 July 2023	India A
T20I Debut (Domestic)	10 January 2021	Punjab
FC MATCHES	17-20 February 2022	Vidarbha

Dhruv Jurel International Cricket Career

In January 2024, Dhruv Jurel was named in the Indian Test squad for the first two Tests of the five-Test series against England. He was selected as the third wicketkeeper batsman in the Indian team. He made his international debut on 15 February 2024, in the third Test match against England in Rajkot and scored 46 runs in 104 balls. In his second match against England in Ranchi, Jurel scored 90* in the first innings and 39* in the second innings. For this brilliant performance, Jurel was awarded Man of the Match.

FORMAT	DATE	AGAINEST
T20	–	–
ODI	–	–
TEST	15 -18 February 2024	England

Dhruv Jurel IPL Career

In the 2022 IPL mega auction, Rajasthan Royals bought Dhruv Jurel at a base price of Rs 20 lakh. But he did not get a chance to play in any match that season. However, Rajasthan franchise retained him in the team for the next season. On 05 April 2023, Dhruv Jurel made his IPL debut against Punjab Kings. While debuting as an impact player, he scored unbeaten 32 runs with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes in 15 balls in his first IPL match. His brilliant batting had created a lot of discussion.

Dhruv Jurel played 13 matches in the 2023 IPL season and scored 152 runs at an average of 21.71 and strike rate of 172.73. He has been retained by the Rajasthan team for the 2024 Indian Premier League. He will be seen playing for Rajasthan team in 2024 IPL.

Dhruv Jurel Girlfriend

Dhruv Jurel’s name is not linked with any girl at present. Right now he is single and focusing on his career.

Dhruv Jurel Current Teams

India, Rajasthan Royals

Dhruv Jurel Net Worth

Dhruv Jurel may have spent his childhood in poverty, but today he is worth crores. According to media reports, Dhruv Jurel’s net worth is around Rs 7.5 crore. They earn around Rs 1 crore per year. Salaries from IPL and domestic cricket are his main sources of income. He gets a fee of Rs 20 lakh from Rajasthan Royals in IPL. He lives with his family in a beautiful house in Meerut, which is worth around Rs 2 crore.

Net Worth	In Indian Rupees	In USD
In 2024	7.5 Cr	9.8 Million approx

Dhruv Jurel Social Media handle

PALTFORM	PALTFORM LINK
Instagram	@dhruvjurel
Twitter	–

Dhruv Jurel Records List

• In the 2018 triangular series between Meerut, Agra and Delhi, Dhruv Jurel made the record of the fastest century by scoring a century in 21 balls.
• In December 2022, Dhruv Jurel scored 249 runs in a first-class match against Nagaland.
• In the Impress Cricket League 2023, Dhruv Jurel scored 163 runs in 61 balls in the match against Minerva Academy.

Interesting Facts About Dhruv Jurel

• Dhruv Jurel was born on 21 January 2001 in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. His full name is Dhruv Chand Jurel. His father Nem Singh Jurel was a Havildar in the Indian Army.
• His father took part in the 1999 Kargil war. He wanted his son to become an officer in the Indian Army. But Dhruv was inclined towards sports.
• When Dhruv was in 8th class, he went to join a swimming camp in his school’s 60-day sports camp. However, he saw some people playing cricket in the camp and got attracted towards the game, so he joined the cricket camp under the pretext of swimming camp and lied to his father that he was just learning swimming in school.
• Later, he trained at Springdale Cricket Academy, Agra under coach Parvendra Yadav and at Aster Cricket Academy, Noida Extension, Noida under coach Abhay Singh.
• Initially he started his cricket training as an offspinner. However, on the advice of his coach Parvendra Yadav, he became a batsman and wicketkeeper.
• Once he requested his father to buy a cricket kit, which he rejected. After this he locked himself in the bathroom and threatened to leave the house. Hearing this, his mother became worried and sold her gold chain to buy a cricket kit for him.
• At the age of 14, he was selected in Under-14 and then also selected for Under-16 and Under-19 for Uttar Pradesh.

 

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