Jarel in place of Pant (Photo: PTI)

Dhruv Jurel- Rishabh Pant: Team India has announced the replacement of Rishabh Pant in the ODI series against New Zealand. Dhruv Jurel, who was in good form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, has been included in place of Pant. This opportunity can also be called a reward for Jurel for his excellent performance. Like Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel is also a wicketkeeper batsman.

Rishabh Pant had to be out of the series due to this reason

Just a day before the start of the ODI series against New Zealand, Rishabh Pant had to be dropped from the team. This happened due to a ball hitting Pant's body during net practice at the cricket stadium in Vadodara on Saturday. While batting against throw down specialists, the ball hit him just above his waist (near the vest), after which he had to leave the field.

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Rishabh Pant ruled out of #INDvNZ ODI series; Dhruv Jurel named replacement.

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How was Dhruv Jurel's performance in Vijay Hazare Trophy?

Dhruv Jurel, who performed well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, has now been included in place of Rishabh Pant. Dhruv Jurel has scored 558 runs at an average of 93 in 7 innings of 7 matches played in Vijay Hazare Trophy, which includes 4 fifty plus scores with 2 centuries. Dhruv Jurel is also one of the top 3 batsmen who have scored the most runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy after 7 matches.

Will KL Rahul be the wicketkeeper in the first ODI, not Dhruv Jurel?

Dhruv Jurel has been included in Team India in place of Rishabh Pant, but his chances of being able to play in the first ODI are less. KL Rahul can be seen playing the role of wicketkeeper in the team's playing eleven. Dhruv Jurel has not played ODI for India yet. In such a situation, if he gets a chance in the current series, his ODI debut can also be seen.

Team India for ODI series from New Zealand

After the inclusion of Dhruv Jurel in the team, the Indian team now looks something like this.

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja.