Twice in the five-match series, Dhruv Jurel was asked to don the wicketkeeping gloves — and the 24-year-old didn’t disappoint his captain. In the third Test, after coming on as a substitute keeper, he took three catches. In the fourth Test, he displayed sharp reflexes behind the stumps, effecting two stumpings and taking two catches.
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