India, Aug. 25 -- Dhruv Jurel's second Test century, scored on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday, came with a celebration that carried far more meaning than the milestone itself. After reaching three figures, the India wicketkeeper-batter raised his bat before subtly pulling up his sleeve, revealing a Hindi tattoo on his forearm: "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan."

The iconic slogan, coined by former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1965, salutes India's soldiers and farmers. For Jurel, though, the words carry a deeply personal meaning, they are a tribute to his father, Nem Chand Jurel, a former Indian Army Havildar who fought in the 1999 Kargil War, and his grandfather, who was a farmer.

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