Samit Dravid named in India Under-19 squad

Talented allrounder Samit Dravid has been named in India's Under-19 squad for the first time, for the multi-format home series against Australia Under-19 in September and October as well. Mohamed Amaan, a middle-order batter from Uttar Pradesh, has been appointed as captain of the 50-over squad. In contrast, Madhya Pradesh player Soham Patwardhan will lead the team for the four-day matches as well.

 

However, Samit Dravid, the son of former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, recently played his first senior men's T20 tournament - the Maharaja T20 Trophy - in Karnataka for Mysuru Warriors. Batting in the middle-order, he scored 82 runs at a strike rate of 114 in seven innings, but he was not called upon to bowl his medium pace. Meanwhile, on the day the junior selectors announced India's Under-19 squad, Mysuru Warriors were due to play the tournament's semi-final as well.

 

 

Earlier this year, the talented youngster, played a significant role in Karnataka winning the Cooch Behar Trophy, a four-day format tournament for under-19 cricketers as well. He smashed 362 runs and took 16 wickets in eight matches, which also included two scalps in the final against Mumbai.

 

 

Notably, India Under-19 will play three 50-over games against Australia Under-19 in Puducherry on September 21, 23 and 26 and two four-day games in Chennai starting on September 30 and October 7 as well.

 

Rudra Patel (vc)(GCA), Sahil Parakh (MAHCA), Kartikeya KP (KSCA), Mohamed Amaan (capt) (UPCA), Kiran Chormale (MAHCA), Abhigyan Kundu (wk) (MCA), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk) (SCA), Samit Dravid (KSCA), Yudhajit Guha (CAB), Samarth N (KSCA), Nikhil Kumar (UTCA), Chetan Sharma (RCA), Hardik Raj (KSCA), Rohit Rajawat (MPCA), Mohammed Enaan (KCA)

 

Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Bihar CA), Nitya Pandya (BCA), Vihan Malhotra (vc) (PCA), Soham Patwardhan (capt) (MPCA), Kartikeya KP (KSCA), Samit Dravid (KSCA), Abhigyan Kundu (wk) (MCA), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk) (SCA), Chetan Sharma (RCA), Samarth N (KSCA), Aditya Rawat (CAU), Nikhil Kumar (UTCA), Anmoljeet Singh (PCA), Aditya Singh (UPCA), Mohammed Enaan (KCA)