The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday (August 31) announced the India U19 squads for their upcoming multi-format home series against Australia U19.
The series will feature three One-Day matches and two Four-Day games. A notable highlight of the announcement was the selection of Samit Dravid, son of former India player and head coach Rahul Dravid, who was picked for both the One-Day and Four-Day formats. The ODI team will now be led by Mohammad Aman, while Soham Patwardhan has been appointed as the captain of the four-day team.
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This is the first time Samit Dravid has been selected for India's Under-19 team. Previously, Samit has made a mark in the Karnataka league and excelled in the Under-15 and Under-16 categories. He is currently playing in the Maharaja Trophy.
India U-19 vs Australia U-19: Full Schedule
IND U19 vs AUS U19 1st ODI: September 21 - Puducherry
IND U19 vs AUS U19 2nd ODI: September 23 - Puducherry
IND U19 vs AUS U19 3rd ODI: September 26 - Puducherry
IND U19 vs AUS U19 1st Four-Day: September 30 to October 3 - Chennai
IND U19 vs AUS U19 2nd Four-Day: October 7 to October 10 - Chennai
India U-19 squad for One-Day series vs Australia U-19
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 U-19 squad for Four-Day series vs Australia U-19
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)