One of India’s greatest batsmen also known as the wall of Indian cricket, Rahul Dravid legacy is known to all. He almost carried the burden of India’s middle order for 2 decades. But now the responsibilities of taking his legacy to pinnacle came to the young soldier of his son Samit Dravid. Samit was selected in the under 19 squad . The team will be led by Mohammad Amaan of Uttar Pradesh. The team will play three ODI matches, all in Puducherry.
After that, on September 30 and October 7, the series will travel to Chennai for two four-day games. Madhya Pradesh’s Soham Patwardhan will head the Indian team for this leg of the tour.
Currently, Fast bowling allrounder Samit is playing for Mysore warrior in the ongoing t20 series of Bengaluru. But he hasn’t bowled in the tournament and his batting performances thus far have been lackluster, with a best of 33 runs from seven innings.
However, Samit had a successful run in the Cooch Behar Trophy earlier this year, contributing significantly to Karnataka’s first-ever victory in the competition. In eight games, the 18-year-old scored 362 runs, with his 98 against Jammu & Kashmir standing out for its excellence and fluidity.
Squad for one-day series: Rudra Patel (VC) (GCA), Sahil Parakh (MAHCA), Kartikeya KP (KSCA), Mohd Amaan (C) (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), Mohd Enaan (KCA)
Squad for four-day series: Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Bihar CA), Nitya Pandya (BCA), Vihan Malhotra (VC) (PCA), Soham Patwardhan (C) (MPCA), Kartikeya K P (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), Mohd Enaan (KCA)