Dhruv Jurel breaks MS Dhoni's major batting record in Sri Lanka [Source: AFP]In a remarkable achievement, Dhruv Jurel surpassed MS Dhoni on a rare list through a valiant knock in the second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo. Coming at number 7, Jurel hammered 115 runs on day 2 of the Test match, breaking one of Dhoni's major batting records in Sri Lanka. After Devdutt Padikkal set the tone for a monumental total for the Indian team with a sensational hundred, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant struck crucial fifties, helping the tourists claim the driving seat. Although Asitha Fernando got rid of Ravindra Jadeja and Saransh Jain in quick succession, Dhruv Jurel steadied the ship with Pant, forming a valuable partnership of 112 runs for the seventh wicket. Dhruv Jurel goes past MS Dhoni, records highest score for India at no. 7 in Sri LankaWhile Pant was dismissed in the 113th over, Jurel eventually brought up his half-century and converted it into a hundred before India declared their first innings on 503 for 9. Thus, Dhruv Jurel broke an all-time Test record of MS Dhoni, registering the highest individual score for India in Sri Lanka while batting at number 7. 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VVS Laxman achieved the landmark in the third Test of the 2008 tour at the P Sara Oval. Two years later, MS Dhoni went past Laxman and recorded the highest score by an Indian number 7 in Sri Lanka with a 76-run knock in 2010. Also Read: “Brain Fade Moment For Dhruv Jurel”: Fans Discuss Controversial Catch To Dismiss Lahiru UdaraDespite scoring two fifties, former wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha couldn't eclipse Dhoni, as the legendary Indian captain held the record for 16 years. MS Dhoni played the 76-run knock at the Sinhalese Sports Club, and, coincidentally, Dhruv Jurel broke his record at the same venue 16 years later. 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Dhoni played three Tests on Sri Lankan soil, amassing 132 runs at a modest average of 32. After Australia and England, Sri Lanka is the country where Dhoni registered a strike rate of less than 60. This highlights the challenges he faced at the Lankan venues despite being an aggressive batter. While Dhoni managed only 33 runs in 2 innings at the Galle International Stadium, Dhruv Jurel struck a match-winning fifty in his first Test at the venue. Overall, Jurel has already scored 173 runs in 3 innings with the help of a half-century and a hundred at an average of 86.5. Furthermore, Jurel has registered a strike rate of 66.53, higher than Dhoni's 58.18, despite playing an innings less than the former cricketer. Dhruv Jurel shuts the door for Sarfaraz Khan's immediate Test returnAlthough Dhruv Jurel was consistent for the India-A team, he has failed to replicate that success with the Indian Test side before the Sri Lanka series. So, when Sarfaraz Khan was added to the India squad as Sai Sudharsan's replacement, Jurel found the Mumbai batter as his biggest competitor for a spot in the middle order, having accumulated just 48 runs in his last five Test innings prior to the Sri Lanka tour. However, he notched up a valuable fifty in the Galle Test and followed it up with a historic century in the deciding encounter at the Sinhalese Sports Club. The hundred in Colombo not only helped the batter script history by surpassing Dhoni and becoming India's first number 7 batter to score a Test century in Sri Lanka but also cement his place in the team and keep himself ahead of Sarfaraz Khan in the pecking order. Also Read: Marais Erasmus Breaks Silence On Virat Kohli’s No Ball Decision In IND vs PAK T20 WC 2022
