Samit Dravid, son of former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, was on Saturday drafted into the India under-19 squad for the upcoming multi-format collection towards Australia. Nevertheless, he won’t be able to play within the 2026 U-19 World Cup. Samit was born on November 10, 2005 and at present simply over two months shy of his nineteenth birthday. So, when the 2026 U-19 World Cup occurs he can be over 20 years of age.
The three-match one-day collection can be held in Puducherry on September 21, 23 and 26, and India can be led by Uttar Pradesh’s Mohammad Amaan. The collection 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 can be captained by Soham Patwardhan of Madhya Pradesh.
Samit, a pace-bowling all-rounder, is at present taking part in for Mysore Warriors within the ongoing KSCA Maharaja T20 trophy in Bengaluru.
Nevertheless, 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 event.
However earlier this yr, Samit had a productive time within the Cooch Behar Trophy, taking part in an vital function in Karnataka’s maiden title triumph within the occasion.
The 18-year-old made 362 runs from eight matches and his 98 towards Jammu and Kashmir stood out for its high quality and fluency.
Samit additionally had a memorable event with the ball, the place he claimed 16 scalps in eight matches, together with two within the closing towards Mumbai.
India U19 squad for one-day collection: Rudra Patel, Sahil Parakh, Kartikeya KP, Mohd Amaan (Captain), Kiran Chormale, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Samit Dravid, Yudhajit Guha, Samarth N, Nikhil Kumar, Chetan Sharma, Hardik Raj, Rohit Rajawat, Mohd Enaan.
India U19 squad for four-day collection: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitya Pandya, Vihan Malhotra, Soham Patwardhan (Captain), Kartikeya KP, Samit Dravid, Abhigyan Kundu (WK), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Chetan Sharma, Samarth N, Aditya Rawat, Nikhil Kumar, Anmoljeet Singh, Aditya Singh, Mohd Enaan
With PTI inputs
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