Samit Dravid Stats: Samit Dravid, who is the son of former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid, has been named in India’s Under-19 teams. So how has he faired in domestic cricket so far; what does he do; and what have his coaches said about him?
Samit is a pace-bowling all-rounder who is always in demand for the national team. He is currently plating for the Mysore Warriors in the Karnataka-based KSCA Maharaja T20 Trophy, which is being played in Bengaluru.
Samit Dravid Stats
In the Maharaja Trophy, Dravid has not been in too good a form, scoring only 82 runs in seven games, with 33 being his high score. However, he has not bowled in the tournament as of yet, which is odd but not that surprising, seeing how batting seems to be his primary talent.
Where the 18-year-old first splashed onto the scene in the 2024 Cooch Behar Trophy, which is the national-level four-day Under-19 tournament. Samit played a massive role in Karnataka’s win in the competition, taking 16 wickets and scoring 362 runs in eight games. This included a brilliant knock of 98 against Jammu and Kashmir.
What Does Samit Dravid Coach Say About Him?
Mysore Warriors head coach RZ Murali had this to say about the all-rounder in a recent press interview:
“I have no doubt, Samit has it in him to go all the way. I can’t even imagine the pressure of the shoes he has to fill. But we make sure that in our team that we don’t discuss all that. Luckily for us, the boy is grounded and sweet, and all his teammates have nothing but good stuff to share about him. He is pretty easygoing. He has no air about where he comes from,” Murali told Indian Express.
Dravid’s childhood coach, Karthik Jeshwanth, said that Rahul Dravid has reminded him through the years that his son should purely be judged on his own merit and not his lineage, saying,
“Samit has grown up knowing what his father’s stature is and knows that there is going to be a lot of pressure. So that’s what Rahul and myself have been telling him—not to be bothered about any outside noise or attention. He will be judged on his own skills and what he does on the field. He has to learn to live with the attention without it affecting his batting.”
Samit Dravid Under-19 Selection
Samit Dravid has been named in the India U-19 squad for a multi-format series against Australia. The Boys in Blue will face the Kangaroos in three one-day games on September 21, 23, and 26 in Puducherry. There will then be two four-day matches in Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium, starting from September 20 and October 7.
This is what Samit had to say about his selection,
“First of all, I am very happy to be selected, and thank you for all your wishes. I think I am feeling great; I worked very hard for this moment,” Dravid said in a video released by Star Sports.
Here are India’s squads for the one-day and four-day U-19 series against Australia
India squad for the one-day series: Rudra Patel, Sahil Parakh, Kartikeya KP, Mohammad 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, and Mohammad Enaan.
India squad for the four-day series: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitya Pandya, Vihan Malhotra, Soham Patwardhan (C), Kartikeya KP, Samit Dravid, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk), Chetan Sharma, Samarth N, Aditya Rawat, Nikhil Kumar, Anmoljeet Singh, Aditya Singh, and Mohammad Enaan.
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