Rahul Dravid's son Samit named in India Under-19 squads, to play against Australia next month: Check schedule and timings here

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on August 31 announced India Under-19 squads for One-Day and Four-Day formats next month at home. Former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid’s son Samit has been named in squads for both formats. 
 

The One-Day series will begin on September 21 and end on September 26. All three matches will be played in Puducherry. The Four-Day series will start on September 30. The second red-ball game will commence on October 7. These two matches will be played in Chennai.
 

India U19 squad for One-Day series vs Australia U19

Rudra Patel (VC), Sahil Parakh, Kartikeya KP, Mohd Amaan (C), Kiran Chormale, Abhigyan Kundu (WK), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Samit Dravid, Yudhajit Guha, Samarth N, Nikhil Kumar, Chetan Sharma, Hardik Raj, Rohit Rajawat, Mohd Enaan 

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India U19 squad for four-day series vs Australia U19 

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitya Pandya, Vihan Malhotra (VC), Soham Patwardhan (C),  Kartikeya K P, Samit Dravid, Abhigyan Kundu (WK), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Chetan Sharma, Samarth N, Aditya Rawat, Nikhil Kumar, Anmoljeet Singh, Aditya Singh, Mohd Enaan 

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Samit’s career so far

18-year-old Samit is currently playing for Karun Nair-led Mysuru Warriors in the Maharaja T20 Trophy 2024. In seven appearances, he has scored 82 runs at an average of 11.71. His best of 33 came against Devdutt Padikkal's Gulbarga Mystics.
 

Earlier, he helped Karnataka win their maiden Cooch Behar Trophy title. He scored 362 runs from eight matches. His best of 98 came against Jammu and Kashmir. He bagged 16 wickets as well. In the final, he took two crucial wickets against Mumbai. However, he is yet to showcase what he can do with the ball in Maharaj T20 Trophy.

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