Rajasthan Royals wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel, who effected a stunning stumping of Kolkata Knight Riders batter Cameron Green in the IPL on Sunday, said he was grateful to be working with the legendary Sri Lankan stumper Kumar Sangakkara.

“I am very grateful to be playing under Sangakkara (head coach); he is a legend of the game. I am very hardworking and consistent with my wicketkeeping. I want to be consistent rather than doing something magical,” Jurel said.

The 25-year-old’s stumping also earned him plaudits from Sachin Tendulkar, who termed Jurel’s exploits behind the stumps ‘simply magnificent’.

“It is a dream come true. Such a big legend saw my match and made a special tweet for my stumping. It feels good when such a big cricketer praises you,” Jurel gushed.

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The Uttar Pradesh-born cricketer is hoping to make the most of home comforts at the Ekana Cricket Ground when his team faces Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Wednesday.

“This is my home ground, so I will be able to help my teammates. I have played cricket here since childhood. I am very excited to be playing my home game.”

Aiden Markram hoped the Super Giants could turn their home ground into a fortress after they suffered back-to-back defeats here this season.

The Super Giants’ batting unit has misfired this season, and their management sought to address it in their last game by pushing Ayush Badoni to open instead of Markram.

“Ayush played really nicely the other night against Punjab, and Mitch [Mitchell Marsh] got us off to a pretty good start in the PowerPlay. It is just to free him [Badoni] up. He is a huge talent, and the world has seen that over the last couple of years. I can be that guy in the middle-order and just control things,” Markram said, explaining his role.

Published on Apr 21, 2026