Samit Dravid, the son of former Indian captain and current coach Rahul Dravid, has been selected for the Under-19 series against Australia. He will be a part of both the one-day and four-day squads. The series will consist of three 50-over matches and two four-day games, scheduled to be held in Puducherry and Chennai, respectively. Mohammad Amaan will captain the one-day team, while Soham Patwardhan will lead the four-day team.
The one-day series, featuring three matches, will take place in Puducherry on September 21, 23, and 26, with Uttar Pradesh’s Mohammad Amaan as the captain. The action will then shift to Chennai for the two four-day matches starting on September 30 and October 7, led by Soham Patwardhan from Madhya Pradesh.
Samit, a pace-bowling all-rounder, is currently playing for Mysore Warriors in the KSCA Maharaja T20 Trophy in Bengaluru. However, his performance with the bat has been modest so far, scoring 82 runs in seven innings with a top score of 33. He has yet to bowl in the tournament.
Earlier this year, Samit had a successful run in the Cooch Behar Trophy, contributing significantly to Karnataka’s first title in the competition. The 18-year-old scored 362 runs in eight matches, including a notable 98 against Jammu and Kashmir, and took 16 wickets, including two in the final against Mumbai.
India U19 squad for one-day series against Australia U19:
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 U19 squad for four-day series against Australia U19:
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)
