Bengaluru, August 31, 2024: Samit Dravid, the son of legendary India batter Rahul Dravid, has received his maiden India U-19 call-up as he’s been picked in the white-ball and red-ball squads for an upcoming series against Australia U-19 at home. The India U19 squad will take on Australia U19 in three one-dayers and two four-day matches to be held in Puducherry and Chennai respectively.
The two series will be held in September and October.
Samit made his senior men’s cricket debut recently when he’s representing Mysuru Warriors in the ongoing Maharaja T20 Trophy in Karnataka. He’s batted in the middle order for the Warriors and scored 82 runs in seven innings at a strike-rate of 114.
Samit also bowls medium pace.
The one-day squad will be captained by Uttar Pradesh cricketer Mohamed Amaan while Soham Patwardhan of Madhya Pradesh will lead the red-ball squad.
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 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)
India U19 vs Australia U19 Full Schedule
21st September: 1st One Day Puducherry, 9:30 AM IST
23rd September: 2nd One Day, Puducherry, 9:30 AM IST
26th September: 3rd One Day, Puducherry, 9:30 AM IST
30th September: 1st Multi-Day, Chennai, 9:30 AM IST
7th October: 2nd Multi-Day, Chennai, 9:30 AM IST