WATCH: Jurel hopes to satisfy Dhoni once more throughout IND vs ENG Ranchi Test

Young wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel needs to relive his fanboy second by assembly the talismanic Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the course of the fourth Test in opposition to England in Ranchi, beginning Friday.

Jurel, who made a formidable debut within the third Test at Rajkot, scoring 46 in India’s first innings, has met Dhoni solely as soon as, throughout his first 12 months within the IPL (Indian Premier League) for Rajasthan Royals in 2021.

But the 23-year-old stumper aspires to satisfy Dhoni once more and choose his brains as a lot as attainable.

“It is always my dream to meet Mahi bhai. The last I met him was in IPL, but I wanted to meet him in India jersey. Whenever I spoke to him, I got to learn some things and that helped a lot in my cricket,” Jurel informed BCCI.TV.

“I will try to meet Mahi bhai in Ranchi and talk to him.”

Jurel recollected his first assembly with Dhoni throughout IPL 2021.

“I was just watching him and stood up, like, ‘Is this MS Dhoni standing in front of me?’ That was the first time I interacted with MS Dhoni, so I was just pinching myself, ‘Is this a dream?’ I met him in 2021, I guess, my first year of IPL,” he stated.

“I asked him, ‘Can I have one photo with you’ and we clicked a photo. He gave me one advice – just go out, watch the ball and play.”