Anvay Dravid, the younger son of renowned batsman Rahul Dravid, was added to India’s Under-19 team on Thursday for their July 4 trip of Sri Lanka.
The India Men’s Under-19 teams for the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka, which consists of two multi-day games and three one-day matches, were chosen by the BCCI’s Junior Cricket Committee.
The one-day and multi-day teams will be led by Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan, with Lakshya Raichandani serving as his deputy.
Manav Krishna and Aryan Sandesh Sakpal have been selected as wicketkeepers for the multi-day matches, while Dravid junior is one of the two wicket-keeping options in the One-day team alongside Rajat Baghel.
In the last Vinoo Mankad Trophy, Dravid, 17, led the Karnataka U-19 team to the quarterfinals while amassing 220 runs across six games, including an unbeaten 82.
He participated in a triangular home series in Bengaluru with the Afghanistan U-19 and India A teams while playing for the India Under-19 B team.
After a run of strong domestic results, he was also chosen for Team C of the Under-19 One-Day Challenger Trophy.
Samit, Dravid’s elder son, was part of India’s Under-19 team for the bilateral home series against Australia in 2024, however he was unable to play due to an injury.
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
