“First Of All…”: Rahul Dravid’s Son Samit Reacts To India U19 Choice

Son of Indian cricket nice Rahul Dravid, Samit, took one other step in direction of following his father’s path, as he earned a spot in India’s Beneath-19 squad for the Australia sequence. Samit was drafted into the India under-19 squad for the upcoming multi-format sequence in opposition to the Aussies on Saturday, courtesy of his superlative performances within the home spectrum in latest time. The three-match one-day sequence will probably be held in Puducherry on September 21, 23 and 26, and India will probably be led by Uttar Pradesh’s Mohammad Amaan.

Samit shared his delight on the honour. In a video shared by Star Sports activities Kannada, he mentioned: “Initially, I’m very glad to be chosen and thanks for all of your needs. I believe I’m feeling nice, I labored very exhausting for this second.”

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The sequence will then roll to Chennai for 2 four-day matches starting on September 30 and October 7. The India squad for this leg of the tour will probably be captained by Soham Patwardhan of Madhya Pradesh.

Samit, a pace-bowling all-rounder, is at present enjoying for Mysore Warriors within the ongoing KSCA Maharaja T20 trophy in Bengaluru.

Nonetheless, his outings to date have been underwhelming with the bat – 82 runs from seven innings with a highest of 33, and he’s but to bowl within the match.

However earlier this yr, Samit had a productive time within the Cooch Behar Trophy, enjoying an essential function in Karnataka’s maiden title triumph within the occasion.

The 18-year-old made 362 runs from eight matches and his 98 in opposition to Jammu and Kashmir stood out for its high quality and fluency.

Samit additionally had a memorable match with the ball, the place he claimed 16 scalps in eight matches, together with two within the last in opposition to Mumbai.

With PTI Inputs