IND v ENG 2025: WATCH- Dhruv Jurel gets Best Fielder Medal for performance as substitute during England T20Is

India won the five-T20I series v England by a margin of 4-1.

Dhruv Jurel won the best fielder medal after England T20Is | BCCI

Following India's fifth and final T20I against England, Dhruv Jurel received the fielding medal after a standout performance as a substitute on the field in Mumbai on Sunday.

T Dilip, India's fielding coach, talked briefly before asking Captain Suryakumar Yadav to hand out the medal. He applauded the team's intent, even though the number of times they would be useful on the field was unpredictable.

Phenomenal stuff, boys. When it comes to fielding, I think we as a team always try to be aggressive and even in this series we showed that fielding is not just about skill. It is an attitude thing. But when you are on the ground, we are not sure about how many balls come your way. We cannot control that, but we can definitely control our intent or awareness and readiness, and really showed up in that series. Well done," Dilip stated in a video shared by BCCI.

We were thrown different challenges throughout the series, whether it is due, whether it is bigger outfields, whether it is faster outfields, lights, I think whatever when thrown at us, we are top notch. Very well done," he added.

The coach especially singled out Varun Chakravarthy for his behind-the-scenes efforts to improve his fielding. The mystery spinner went on to win the Player of the Series award after taking 14 wickets in five T20I games at an average of 9.86 and an economy rate of 7.67.

Special mention to Varun. Your hard work in the practice stations replicated in with which you go," he concluded.

Dilip gave the medal to Suryakumar Yadav to give to the best fielder recipient and he jokingly walked towards Varun, before correcting himself and putting the medal on Dhruv Jurel, who starred in the field as a substitute.

He went on to finish the series with a total of six catches in the series along with a run-out he had enforced to win the award.

Here is the video:

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 03 Feb, 2025

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