Samit Dravid, son of former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid, has been selected for the India U-19 squad for the upcoming series against Australia. Samit will participate in both the one-day and four-day series, which include three 50-over matches and two four-day games, scheduled in Puducherry and Chennai, respectively. The one-day matches will be played on September 21, 23, and 26 in Puducherry, with Uttar Pradesh’s Mohammad Amaan leading the team. The four-day matches will take place in Chennai starting on September 30 and October 7, with Madhya Pradesh’s Soham Patwardhan as captain.
Samit, a pace-bowling all-rounder, is currently playing for Mysore Warriors in the KSCA Maharaja T20 trophy in Bengaluru, but his performance with the bat has been modest, scoring 82 runs in seven innings with a top score of 33, and he has yet to bowl in the tournament. However, earlier this year, Samit made a significant impact in the Cooch Behar Trophy, contributing to Karnataka’s first title win in the event. The 18-year-old scored 362 runs across eight matches, including a notable 98 against Jammu and Kashmir, and took 16 wickets, including two in the final against Mumbai.
The India U19 squad for the one-day series against Australia U19 includes: 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).
For the four-day series, the India U19 squad includes: Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Bihar CA), Nitya Pandya (BCA), Vihan Malhotra (VC) (PCA), Soham Patwardhan (C) (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), Mohd Enaan (KCA).
