Overview
- Dhruv Jurel hit 132 not out and 127 for India A against South Africa A in Bengaluru, becoming only the second Indian to score twin hundreds in an ‘A’ Test.
- Ravichandran Ashwin wrote on X that Jurel is making it very hard for the coach and captain to leave him out of the upcoming Test.
- Aakash Chopra said Rishabh Pant will play as vice-captain and urged creating space for Jurel by dropping Nitish Kumar Reddy rather than displacing Pant.
- Parthiv Patel said ten places in India’s XI look settled and identified No. 6 as a call between Jurel’s batting and Reddy’s potential third‑seamer role in Kolkata’s early start.
- India’s first Test against South Africa begins on November 14 at Eden Gardens, with Jurel in the squad but his place in the XI still unresolved.