Samit Dravid , the son of former India head coach and legendary batsman Rahul Dravid, received his first call-up to the Indian Under-19 team for the multi-format series against Australia Under-19.
In Short
- Mohamed Amaan and Soham Patwardhan to lead India U-19 team
- India and Australia to play 3 50-over games and two-four day games
- One Day games to be played in Puducherry followed by four day games in Chennai
The team for the forthcoming multi-format series between Australia Under 19 and India Under 19 was revealed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday, August 31. Both red-ball and white-ball squads included Samit Dravid, the son of former India head coach Rahul Dravid and a great cricketer.
Notably, 18-year-old Samit was recently spotted representing the Mysuru Warriors in the Maharaja T20 Trophy. But the right-hander’s tenure in the league was short lived, as he managed just 82 runs in seven innings with an average of 11.71 and a strikeout percentage of 113.88.
His highest score of the tournament came against Gulbarga Mystics where he scored 33 (24) with the help of four fours and a six. Meanwhile, apart from him, Uttar Pradesh’s Mohamed Amaan will be seen leading the One-Day squad in the upcoming series while Soham Patwardhan will be seen leading the team in the four-day matches.
Notably, on September 21, 23, and 26 in Puducherry, India U-19 will play three 50-over matches against Australia U-19. These will be followed by two four-day matches in Chennai starting on September 30.
India U-19 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)
India U-19 Squad for four-day series:Â 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)