My mantra is to bat and the rest will take care of itself: Dhruv Jurel

Jaipur : Dhruv Jurel, who played a key role in his 15-ball 34 to take Rajasthan Royals past 200 and seal a 32-run win against Chennai Super Kings, says his mantra as a player is to bat and rest. Will take care of myself. Rajasthan scored a strong score of 202 for five in 20 overs on Thursday night and then restricted Chennai to 170 for six. With this win, Rajasthan have reached the top of the table with five wins while Chennai, who also have five wins, have slipped to the third spot.

Jurel has played some brilliant innings in IPL 2023 and on Thursday at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, he hit three fours and two sixes to give Rajasthan the momentum at the end of the innings as the hosts crossed the 200-run mark. Jurel said in the post-match press conference, “I feel very good and happy that we have won the match. We desperately needed this win. My mantra is to bat and the rest will take care of itself. I play according to the situation and practice batting for three-four hours daily.

He said that he wanted to use the remaining balls of the innings to give the team momentum and turn the match in his team’s favour. Jurel said, “I made sure that I got something from my batting. This is the place that the team management has given me and I practice like that. “Jurel also said,” No matter how many balls are left, I have to score big runs. I have to hit sixes every ball because I have done it many times. So I cannot ask myself to do what I have not done in batting practice.

Rajasthan had lost two matches against Lucknow and Bangalore before this match. He said that the team was not able to take full advantage of the important opportunities, due to which the team lost. Jurel said, “There is no shortage in our team. Every match is different and situations are different. We miss many times in those moments but the important thing is that we learn from those defeats and do well in the matches ahead.

Jurel was run out by Chennai captain and wicketkeeper MS Dhoni. But even in this he found positive and called himself lucky to be on the same field with the legend wicketkeeper-batsman. He said, “I am fortunate to have shared the field with MS Dhoni. Since childhood, I used to dream of watching him play for the country. I didn’t feel pressured, on the contrary I felt inspired. He is behind me, watching me and that is enough for me. Rajasthan will take on Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday evening.