‘I Worked Very Hard…’ – Samit Dravid’s First Reaction After Maiden India U-19 Call-Up Vs Australia U-19
New Delhi: Rahul Dravid’s son Samit stated he worked ‘very hard’ after the youngster received his maiden India U-19 call-up on Saturday. Samit was named in the India-19 50 over and four-day matches squads against Australia U-19, set to take place at home later this month. The two teams will be playing three one-day games in Puducherry and two four-day matches in Chennai.
Currently playing in the Maharaja T20 Trophy for Mysuru Warriors, Samit was rewarded for his performances for Karnataka in domestic cricket. Speaking for the first time on his selection, Samit said, “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.”
ಭಾರತ U19 ತಂಡಕ್ಕೆ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾದ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಂಡ ನಮ್ಮ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ ಸಮಿತ್ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ್!
ಆಲ್ ದಿ ಬೆಸ್ಟ್. #SamitDravid #TeamIndiaU19 #StarSportsKannada pic.twitter.com/XnKB5sFZam
— Star Sports Kannada (@StarSportsKan) August 31, 2024
Earlier, Samit played a crucial role for Karnataka in their title-winning campaign in 2023-24 Cooch Behar Trophy. He was the fourth-highest run-scorer for Karnataka with 362 runs from 10 innings at an average of 36.20 with three half-centuries and a highest score of 98. The right-arm seamer also picked 16 wickets from 15 matches at an average of 19.31.
However, the all-rounder has been in good form in the Maharaja T20 Trophy, scorring just 82 runs from seven innings with a strike rate of 113.88 and an average of 11.71. His highest score of the tournament came against Gulbarga Mystics where he scored 33 runs in 24 balls with the help of four fours and a six.
India U-19 Squad for one-day series:
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:
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).
