Legendary India cricketer and former India head coach Rahul Dravid’s son Samit, gave his reaction on earning his maiden selection in the India Under 19 team. Notably, Samit was picked for the upcoming multi-format series against Australia under 19 set to begin from September 21 in India. The two teams will be facing off in three One Day games and two four-day matches in Puducherry and Chennai. Commenting on his selection, the 18-year-old said that he was elated to be a part of the team and thanked his fans for the wishes. 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,” said Samit in a video shared by Star Sports Kannada on X.à²à²¾à²°à²ä U19 à²äಂà²áಕ್ಕà³Æ à²Æà²ï್ಕà³Æà²ïಾà²æ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳà²è್à²èು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಂà²á à²èಮ್ಮ ಹà³Æಮ್ಮà³Æà²ï ಕà²è್à²èà²áಿಗ ಸಮಿà²ä್ à²æ್ರಾವಿà²á್‌! â™å️💛 à²Æಲ್ à²æಿ ಬà³Æಸ್ಟ್‌. ðŸå³ðŸ’#SamitDravid #TeamIndiaU19 #StarSportsKannada pic.twitter.com/XnKB5sFZam — Star Sports Kannada (@StarSportsKan) August 31, 2024Samit is currently playing in the Maharaja T20 Trophy for Mysuru Warriors. However, the right-handed hasn’t had a memorable time in the league scoring just 82 runs from seven innings at an average of 11.71 and a strike rate of 113.88. His highest score of the tournament came against Gulbarga Mystics where he scored 33 (24) with the help of four fours and a six. Earlier, Samit was the fourth-highest run scorer for Karnataka in the Cooch Behar Trophy 2023-24 with 362 runs from ten at an average of 36.20 with three half-centuries to his name and a highest score of 98.

Read More