Samit Dravid in a video shared by Star Sports Kannada© X (Twitter)

Samit Dravid, son of former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, was on Saturday drafted into the India under-19 squad for the upcoming multi-format series against Australia. However, he will not be able to play in the 2026 U-19 World Cup. Samit was born on November 10, 2005 and currently just over two months shy of his 19th birthday. So, when the 2026 U-19 World Cup happens he will be over 20 years of age. 

The three-match one-day series will be held in Puducherry on September 21, 23 and 26, and India will be led by Uttar Pradesh’s Mohammad Amaan. The series will then roll to Chennai for two four-day matches beginning on September 30 and October 7. The India squad for this leg of the tour will be captained by Soham Patwardhan of Madhya Pradesh.

Samit, a pace-bowling all-rounder, is currently playing for Mysore Warriors in the ongoing KSCA Maharaja T20 trophy in Bengaluru. 

However, his outings so far have been underwhelming with the bat – 82 runs from seven innings with a highest of 33, and he is yet to bowl in the tournament.

But earlier this year, Samit had a productive time in the Cooch Behar Trophy, playing an important role in Karnataka’s maiden title triumph in the event.

The 18-year-old made 362 runs from eight matches and his 98 against Jammu and Kashmir stood out for its quality and fluency.

Samit also had a memorable tournament with the ball, where he claimed 16 scalps in eight matches, including two in the final against Mumbai.

India U19 squad for one-day series: Rudra Patel, Sahil Parakh, Kartikeya KP, Mohd Amaan (Captain), 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.

India U19 squad for four-day series: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitya Pandya, Vihan Malhotra, Soham Patwardhan (Captain), Kartikeya KP, Samit Dravid, Abhigyan Kundu (WK), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Chetan Sharma, Samarth N, Aditya Rawat, Nikhil Kumar, Anmoljeet Singh, Aditya Singh, Mohd Enaan

With PTI inputs 

Samit Dravid, son of former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid, has been called up for the Under-19 series against Australia. He has been selected for both the one-day and the four-day series. The series will feature three 50-over games and two four-day matches to be played in Puducherry and Chennai, respectively. The one-day team will be led by Mohd Amaan while the four-day side will be led by Soham Patwardhan 

Samit Dravid has been among runs at the domestic level. Recently, his videos of some of his big hits in the Maharaja KSCA Mahara T20 Trophy went viral.  

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)

Samit Dravid, son of former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, showcased his power-hitting skills in the ongoing KSCA Maharaja T20 Trophy. Samit finally got some runs under his belt, scoring 33 off 24 balls for Mysuru Warriors in their match against Gulbarga Mystics. The 18-year-old also slammed a six in the 10th over of the innings. He picked up Praveen Dubey’s googly and went inside-out to cover the ropes near the deep-cover region. A video of the same went viral on social media.

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Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 | | LIVE NOW #StarSportsKannada #MaharajaTrophyOnStar @maharaja_t20 pic.twitter.com/MO1SgEGkE7

— Star Sports Kannada (@StarSportsKan) August 18, 2024

Here’s how internet reacted:

Genetics Andre idu magazine

— X (@SarcoPolitical) August 18, 2024

Rahul dravid son Samit Dravid another six! pic.twitter.com/vtZVnkgAOg

— Sports with naveen (@sportswnaveen) August 18, 2024

Samit Dravid is going to be picked up in IPL if he puts his name but I think he will be asked not to. pic.twitter.com/InJqINFrAy

— Shri Ganesh (@QuickrOlx) August 18, 2024

Samit smashed a 24-ball 33 with the help of four 4s and a solitary six. Meanwhile, Karun Nair‘s 35-ball 66 and a 13-ball 40-run knock from Jagadeesha Suchith took the Warriors to a strong score of 196/8 in their 20 overs.

However, the night belonged to Mystics’ K Smaran, who smashed an unbeaten century to guide his team to a win from a tricky situation.

Mystics were reeling at 104/5 in the 12th over, following a top-order collapse. However, Smaran build key stands with Wahid Faizan Khan (18) and Dubey (37) before winning the game on the final ball of the match.

With the scores tied on the penultimate ball, Smaran hit the winning boundary to stay unbeaten on 104 off just 60 balls.

This was Warriors’ second straight defeat after their narrow loss to Bengaluru Bulls a couple of days back.

Meanwhile, Warriors acquired the services of Samit, a middle-order batsman and a seamer, for Rs 50000.

“It’s good to have him in our side as he has shown a lot of promise in various age-group tournaments for KSCA,” a Warriors team official told PTI.

Samit was part of the Karnataka under-19 side that won this season’s Cooch Behar Trophy, and he has also played for KSCA XI against the visiting Lancashire side earlier this year.

Mysore Warriors squad: Karun Nair, Karthik CA, Manoj Bhandage, Karthik S U, Suchith J, Gowtham K, Vidyadhar Patil, Venkatesh M, Harshil Dharmani, Goutham Mishra, Dhanush Gowda, Samit Dravid, Deepak Devadiga, Sumit Kumar, Smayan Srivastava, Jasper EJ, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Sarfaraz Ashraf.

(With PTI Inputs)

Samit Dravid, son of India batting great and former head coach Rahul Dravid, has once again gone viral for the uncanny resemblance with his father. Samit caught the attention of the fans with his brilliant shot for six during the Maharaja T20 KSCA tournament, which reminded fans of the similarities between him and his father Rahul. Samit, who was roped in by the Mysuru Warriors, maintained great body posture to smash a towering six during the match against Bengaluru Blasters.

Samit’s shot and body posture, however, reminded fans of his father Rahul. A video of the same went viral on social media.

Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 | | LIVE NOW #StarSportsKannada #MaharajaTrophyOnStar@maharaja_t20 pic.twitter.com/ROsXMQhtwO

— Star Sports Kannada (@StarSportsKan) August 16, 2024

Here’s how internet reacted:

Looks like a junior Rahul Dravid

— Vishwa R (@r1286288) August 17, 2024

Like father like son.#TejRan #oriele #perletti https://t.co/kJavxKGpak

— Rohit &Virat (@VIRATIAN_F) August 17, 2024

Keeping his hand on trunk like his dad https://t.co/0JWUp7i1pT

— Shhhh!! (@breathcric) August 17, 2024

A replica. The posture, stance, build. https://t.co/np9a6Wws9R

— inactive (@woolgatherer108) August 17, 2024

However, Samit failed to notch up a big score, contributing just seven runs to his team’s total. In the end, Mysuru Warriors lost the game by four runs, after rain interrupted the proceedings.

Meanwhile, Rahul Dravid’s tenure as head coach of the Indian team came to an end in June earlier this year, with the Rohit Sharma-led side winning the T20 World Cup in his final game in charge.

Recently, Dravid hailed captain Rohit and said it was his privilege to work with the 37-year-old.

“I think it was a privilege to work with Rohit. In these two and a half years, I think he was a fantastic leader. People really gravitated towards him, the team. I think that makes a big difference. There were a lot of other senior players as well, whether it was Virat, Bumrah, or Ashwin in Test cricket that we played. So many of them–just because a lot of Indian cricketers are big names, and they are superstars, and rightly so, and they’re followed by so many people–sometimes people think that they have big egos and that they are very difficult to manage.” Dravid said.

The former India captain also said that people think that big players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and others are very “humble” and don’t have any egos.

Rohit and Virat both announced their T20 retirements after the World Cup final in Barbados in June.

File photo of Rahul Dravid© AFP