Rahul Dravid's son Anvay earns maiden India U-19 call-up for tour to Sri Lanka
Rahul Dravid, one of the greatest India batters, will see his son in the India U-19 team soon as Anvay Dravid has earned his maiden call-up in the team for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka.
Legendary India batter Rahul Dravid's son, Anvay, is has been selected in the India Under-19 team for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka. The squad for the three one-day and two multi-day matches was announced on Thursday. Anvay has been named in the one-day team but missed out from the multi-day squad.
A right-handed wicket-keeper batter, Anvay is 17 years old and has impressed for Karnataka at the U-19 level. This is the first time that he has been called up for the U-19 Indian team.
The tour to Sri Lanka of the Indian U-19 team will start from July 4.
Another Dravid rising
Dravid junior features in the one-day squad as one of the two wicket-keeping options alongside Rajat Baghel, while Manav Krishna and Aryan Sandesh Sakpal have been picked as wicketkeepers for the multi-day fixtures.
More from FirstcricketDravid, 17, notably captained the Karnataka U-19 team to the quarterfinals in the last Vinoo Mankad Trophy in which he aggregated 220 runs in six matches with a highest score of an unbeaten 82.
He has played for the India Under-19 B squad during a triangular home series in Bengaluru that also featured India A and Afghanistan U-19 teams. In his only appearance in the series, he was dismissed for a first-ball duck but contributed behind the stumps with two catches.
He also earned selection into Team C for the Under-19 One-Day Challenger Trophy following a string of good domestic performances.
In 2024, Dravid's elder son Samit Dravid was included in India's Under-19 squad for the bilateral home series against Australia, but an injury forced him to miss the rubber.
India U-19 One-Day squad: Sagar Virk, Lakshya Raichandani (VC), Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan (C), Vineeth V K, Arjun Rajput, Kushagra Ojha, Rajat Baghel (WK), Anvay Dravid (WK), Anmoljeet Singh, Vutkuri Yashveer Goud, Rohit Anil Yadav, Shavin V, Kavya Paresh Patel, Mohit Ulva, Ishan Sood.
India U-19 Multi-Day squad: Sagar Virk, Lakshya Raichandani (VC), Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan (C), Patel Kush, Manal Chauhan, Kushagra Ojha, Manav Krishna (WK), Aryan Sandesh Sakpal (WK), Hemchudeshan J, BK Kishore, Rohit Anil Yadav, Kavya Paresh Patel, Priyanshu Singh, Pranav Raghvendra, Chigurupati Venkata
(With PTI inputs)
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