Rahul Dravid’s Son Samit Gets Maiden India U-19 Call-Up Against Australia U-19

New Delhi: Rahul Dravid’s son Samit got his maiden India U-19 call-up for the multi-format series against Australia U-19 in September-October at home. Samit has been named in both 50-over and four-day squads against the heavyweights and is in the limelight for his performances in the Maharaja T20 Trophy in Karnataka, where he is playing for Mysuru Warriors.

A pace-bowling all-rounder, Samit’s outings so far have been underwhelming with the bat – 82 runs from seven innings with a highest of 33, and he is yet to bowl in the tournament. But earlier this year, Samit had a productive time in the Cooch Behar Trophy, playing an important role in Karnataka’s maiden title triumph in the event.

The 18-year-old made 362 runs from eight matches and his 98 against Jammu and Kashmir stood out for its quality and fluency. Samit also had a memorable tournament with the ball, where he claimed 16 scalps in eight matches, including two in the final against Mumbai.

Uttar Pradesh batter Mohamed Amaan has been named the captain of the 50-over squad, while Soham Patwardhan from Madhya Pradesh will spearhead the team in four-day matches. India U-19 will play three 50-over games against Australia Under-19 in Puducherry on September 21, 23 and 26. The two four-day matches will be played in Chennai starting on September 30 and October 7.

India U-19 50-Over Squad

Rudra Patel (vc), Sahil Parakh, Kartikeya KP, Mohamed Amaan (capt), Kiran Chormale, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk), Samit Dravid, Yudhajit Guha, Samarth N, Nikhil Kumar, Chetan Sharma, Hardik Raj, Rohit Rajawat, Mohammed Enaan.

India U-19 Four-Day Squad

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitya Pandya, Vihan Malhotra (vc), Soham Patwardhan (capt), Kartikeya KP, Samit Dravid, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk), Chetan Sharma, Samarth N, Aditya Rawat, Nikhil Kumar, Anmoljeet Singh, Aditya Singh, Mohammed Enaan.