Dhruv Jurel was all open during the podcast with the former Team India opener Aakash Chopra. During the long discussion, which was about one and a half hours, both of the team discussed various topics involving the India national cricket team.
At the end of the podcast, Chopra arranged a rapid-fire segment to conclude the discussion on a high note. The much-discussed attacking approach and sledging were among the crucial topics in the question-answer round.
Dhruv Jurel refuses to say Virat Kohli is the most stylish
While Dhruv Jurel looked truly impressed with Virat Kohli’s style of playing the game, the keeper-batter refused to name the former India captain as the most stylish cricketer in the Indian cricket team. Jurel’s comments on Virat Kohli came ahead of India’s white-ball series against West Indies at home, starting on Sunday, September 27.
As the BCCI selectors picked two different sets of players, Jurel has been included in the squad for the three-match ODI series against West Indies. Virat Kohli is also in the ODI set-up.
Dhruv Jurel on Virat Kohli’s sledging
During the rapid-fire round, when Aakash Chopra asked Jurel about his personal views on Virat Kohli’s sledging, Dhruv Jurel said that Virat Kohli knows well what to say and when to unsettle the opposing player’s mindset.
“Virat bhai, jo maine dekha hai, he knows ki yaar kya bolna hai, isko to trigger hoga, batsman ke idhar udhar se jaye ki woh apne zone se bahar ho (In my observation, Virat bhai knows exactly what to say to trigger the batter, aiming to get them out of their zone),” Jurel said about Virat Kohli.
But he refused to say the former India captain was the most stylish cricketer in the team. Instead, Jurel voted for another keeper-batter and senior cricketer, KL Rahul.
“I think KL bhai. KL ka style hai na? KL is very stylish,” Jurel replied, to say the most stylish cricketer in the Indian cricket team.
The rapid-fire round had multiple other interesting questions as well to keep the audience till the end of the video. The rapid first round starts with the question of what Jurel would love to do the most: a boundary in the very last ball of an Indian Premier League (IPL) match or a century in Test cricket.
Dhruv Jurel said that he would love to score a Test century over the IPL heroics. He also mentioned that he loves doing wicketkeeping more than doing batting.
Notable answers from the rapid-fire round:
Test century or IPL heroics: Test 100 and wicketkeeping
On Yashasvi Jaiswal as a roommate: 10 on 10
On travel habits: Pura coffee ka machine har jagah (Travels everywhere with the coffee machine)
On Rishabh Pant: Mindset uska different hai na (Rishabh Pant’s mindset is different)
On Sanju Samson: Communication
On toughest bowlers: Sunil Narine and Jaiswal for his leg spin.
On sledging: Virat bhai… he knows ki yaar kya bolna hai, isko to trigger hoga, batsman ke idhar udhar se jaye ki woh apne zone se bahar ho
On fashion: I think KL bhai
On dressing room vibes: Punjabi music Mantras
On upbringing: Papa ka jugaad aur discipline (Father’s discipline and his flexible approach to solve problems)
Source: cricketaddictor.com
