IND vs ENG: 'Ab rok ke dikhao koi' - Riyan Parag after RR teammate Dhruv Jurel gets maiden India call up

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IND vs ENG: IND vs ENG: Rajasthan Royals (RR) player Riyan Parag went ballistic after his IPL teammate Dhruv Jurel was named in India's squad for the first two Test matches against England.

The BCCI on Friday announced India squad for the first two Tests against England, and included 22-year-old Dhruv Jurel in the squad. He has been named in the squad as the third wicketkeeper-batter alongside KL Rahul and KS Bharat.

Reacting to Dhruv Jurel's maiden India call up, Riyan Parag took social media platform X and wrote, "Mera ladka ban gaya INDIA ab rok ke dikhao koi @dhruvjurel21 (my boy is now an India player, try and stop him if you can.)"

Dhruv Jurel was recently part of India A squad which played unofficial Test matches in South Africa. The right-hand batter scored 69 runs in his only outing in the second match, and also picked three catches behind the stumps.

In his first outing of the Ranji Trophy 2023-24, the right-hand batter from Uttar Pradesh scored 63 in the only innings against Kerala. Overall, he has featured in 15 first-class matches and scored 790 runs at an average of 46.47.

Jurel has also impressed in the IPL for Rajasthan Royals. Fans have often slammed the RR management for sending Parag to bat ahead of Jurel who scored 152 runs in 13 matches at an average of 21.71 and a strike rate of 172.72 in IPL 2023.

Riyan Parag waiting for his maiden India call up

Parag might be thrilled for the inclusion of his teammate in Team India set up, but the Assam captain is himself waiting eagerly to get his own maiden call up for the Men in Blue. The 22-year-old hit seven consecutive fifties in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023.

He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer (510 runs in 10 innings at an average of 85). He also picked 11 wickets at an average of 24.54.

In the Deodhar Trophy 2023, Riyan Parag emerged as the leading run-scorer. He scored 354 runs in 8 matches at an average of 88.50 and a strike rate of 136.67. He hit two hundreds in the domestic 50-over tournament for East Zone. Parag was also East Zone's leading wicket-taker with 11 scalps to his name at an average of 19.09 and an economy rate of 4.84.