Samit Dravid has been named in both 50 over and four-day India-19 squads following his decent show in the Maharaja T20 Trophy in Karnataka.
New Delhi: Rahul Dravid’s son Samit got his maiden India U-19 call-up for the multi-format series against Australia U-19 in September-October at home. Samit, who is an all-rounder was named in both 50-over and four-day squads against the heavyweights. Samit has been in limelight for his performances with the bat in the recent Maharaja T20 Trophy in Karnataka, where he is playing for Mysuru Warriors.
Batting in the middle order, Samit scored 82 runs at a strike rate of 114 in seven matches. Although his stats aren’t eye-catching, the right-hander’s clean hitting has caught the attention of the selectors. Uttar Pradesh batter Mohamed Amaan has been named the captain of the 50-over squad, while Soham Patwardhan from Madhya Pradesh will spearhead the team in four-day matches.
India U-19 will play three 50-over games against Australia Under-19 in Puducherry on September 21, 23 and 26. The two four-day matches will be played in Chennai starting on September 30 and October 7.
India U-19 50-Over Squad
Rudra Patel (vc), Sahil Parakh, Kartikeya KP, Mohamed Amaan (capt), Kiran Chormale, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk), Samit Dravid, Yudhajit Guha, Samarth N, Nikhil Kumar, Chetan Sharma, Hardik Raj, Rohit Rajawat, Mohammed Enaan.
India U-19 Four-Day Squad
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitya Pandya, Vihan Malhotra (vc), Soham Patwardhan (capt), Kartikeya KP, Samit Dravid, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk), Chetan Sharma, Samarth N, Aditya Rawat, Nikhil Kumar, Anmoljeet Singh, Aditya Singh, Mohammed Enaan.