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Iyer's appointment follows his recent exclusion from the Asia Cup squad and his participation in the Duleep Trophy.
His assured performance prompted the legendary Sunil Gavaskar to compare Jurel with Dhoni, but the 23-year-old, who is the son of a Kargil war veteran, begged to differ.
The home side won the big moments and found a way through at the crunch against England.
Debutant Jurel, who scored 90 and 39 not out, was the player-of-the-match as India won in Ranchi.
The son of a Kargil war veteran, who in his quiet but effective manner made his debut in Rajkot, seemed to have sealed his spot with a chiselled 90 in the first innings of the fourth Test against England on Sunday.
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