On the cricket ground, a fresh start is just set to shine! Indeed, we are discussing Samit Dravid, son of Indian cricket great Rahul Dravid. On Saturday, the BCCI made significant news stating Samit Dravid has been assigned to the Indian Under-19 squad for the first time. Let’s delve further into this story and learn how this young player is carrying on his father’s footsteps.
Samit Dravid’s Under-19 squad selection
On August 31 the BCCI revealed the Indian Under-19 team for the next multi-format series against Australia. Samit Dravid has been chosen for both ODI and four-day forms in this team. Samit has never had an opportunity to represent the Indian team before now. The choice of Samit Dravid has brought a tsunami of delight not just in his family but also in the whole cricket scene. Samit has not been chosen based just on his father’s name. His performance helped him to reach this level. Samit just proved his ability in his debut senior men’s T20 tournament held in Karnataka.
India against Australia
Starting September 21, this Under-19 series between India and Australia will run The two teams will engage two four-day matches and three ODIs overall. Whereas the four-day matches will take place in Chennai on September 30 and October 7, the ODI matches will take place in Puducherry on September 21, 23, and 26 September. Samit Dravid and the whole Indian Under-19 team will get a fantastic chance to highlight their skills on this series.
Team Captain
Middle-order batsman Mohammad Aman of Uttar Pradesh has taken over command for the ODI team. Simultaneously, Soham Patwardhan of Madhya Pradesh will lead the squad during the four-day contests. These young athletes are also ready to highlight their leadership abilities and aptitude.
Cricket career of Samit Dravid
Samit Dravid began his cricket career in a quite outstanding manner. He later participated in the Mysore Warriors team in the Maharaja T20 Trophy. Batting in the middle order, he has amassed 82 runs in seven innings with an amazing strike rate of 114 in this event. These numbers indicate that Samit possesses the necessary skills for a decent cricket player.
Complete lineup of Indian Under-19 team
Apart from Samit Dravid, the team has several more gifted players picked for the ODI series. Names like Rudra Patel, Sahil Parikh, Karthikeya KP, Abhigyan Kundu, Harvansh Singh Pangalia, Yudhjeet Guha, Samarth N, Nikhil Kumar, Chetan Sharma, Hardik Raj, Rohit Raj Awat and Mohammad Enan abound here. The roster boasts several fresh faces for the four-day series as well. Among the players it features are Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitya Pandya, Vihaan Malhotra, Aditya Rawat, Anmoljit Singh and Aditya Singh. These young players, who are poised to provide their best in this series, represent the direction of Indian cricket going forward.
Will Samit Dravid grow to be a superb cricket player, like his father?
Cricket fans are in a frenzy over Samit Dravid’s Under-19 squad pick. Now everyone’s eyes are on Samit, wondering whether he will be able to follow in his father Rahul Dravid’s outstanding cricketing ability. Over his career, Rahul Dravid has represented India in 164 Test and 344 ODIs. In Indian cricket, he is among the most consistent batsmen.
Samit is yet in the beginning of his profession, hence keep in mind as well. Though he bears the weight of his father’s heritage, he also has a special chance to grow under him. Apart from being a fantastic cricket player, Rahul Dravid is the coach of the Indian top squad right now. Under such circumstances, Samit Dravid is supposed to get outstanding direction from his father.
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