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Former India cricketer turned commentator Irfan Pathan said that Rajasthan Royals\u2019 (RR) \u20b914 crore star batter Dhruv Jurel silenced critics questioning his strike rate with a shocking knock within the IPL 2026 Eliminator against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Wednesday, May 27, in Recent Chandigarh as well. He smashed 50 off 21 deliveries, hitting five fours and three sixes as well.<\/p>\n
Speaking on his YouTube channel (Irfan Pathan), he said, \u201cAfter Vaibhav got out, it was very essential for Rajasthan to take care of the momentum. In that situation, Dhruv Jurel\u2019s sensible knock of fifty off 21 balls was outstanding, extremely essential, and crucial. Eventually, it proved to be so crucial because hardly any runs got here within the last five overs. So if he had played slowly, RR would have landed in deep trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd with that innings, Dhruv Jurel answered one major query. Before this, there was never any doubt about his batting ability. But people often questioned his ability to bat at a high strike rate, saying that he consumes too many deliveries and plays a bit slowly. Dhruv Jurel answered that query as well,\u201d he added again.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Irfan Pathan also applauded Dhruv Jurel for batting well square of the wicket and said that although he had looked uncomfortable earlier against deliveries outside off stump, he did well against SRH by playing late on the back foot.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe played thoroughly square of the wicket and used the pull shot brilliantly. Earlier, when bowlers targeted that channel outside off stump, he often looked uncomfortable. But this time, he didn\u2019t. The explanation was that he was more prepared to play late on the back foot, and that’s the reason he found success,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
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