REVEALED | Rahul Dravid's Son Samit Won't be Able to Play World Cup Despite India U-19 Call-up

Young Samit Dravid recently earned an U-19 India call-up for his good show for Karnataka in the Cooch Behar Trophy earlier this year. At a very age, he is ticking the right boxes and shows that he has got the temperament to survive in the longer run. Samit, who has earned the national call-up, would be featuring in the upcoming multi-format series against Australia at home in September and October. The young cricketer is currently busy playing the Maharaja T20 Trophy for the Mysuru Warriors squad. He has shown promise during the ongoing tournament. Samit, who is very young, shot to limelight scoring 362 runs and by picking up 16 wickets in only eight matches for Karnataka. 

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But will he play the U-19 World Cup? 

As unfortunate as it may sound, he will not be able to represent the country at the U-19 WC. Samit was born on November 10, 2005, and is only two months away from celebrating his 19th birthday. By the time the U-19 WC comes around in 2026, he would be 21 by then and would hence not make the cut. 

When will Samit Dravid be in action for India U-19 team?

India U-19 will play the three-match one-day series against Australia in Puducherry on September 21, 23 and 26. The Indian side would be led by Uttar Pradesh's Mohammad Amaan.

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The series will then roll to Chennai for two four-day matches beginning on September 30 and October 7. The India squad for this leg of the tour will be captained by Soham Patwardhan of Madhya Pradesh.

India U19 squad for one-day series: Rudra Patel, Sahil Parakh, Kartikeya KP, Mohd Amaan (Captain), Kiran Chormale, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Samit Dravid, Yudhajit Guha, Samarth N, Nikhil Kumar, Chetan Sharma, Hardik Raj, Rohit Rajawat, Mohd Enaan.