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Renowned cricketer Rahul Dravid's younger son, Anvay Dravid, was named to India’s Under-19 team on Thursday for the trip to Sri Lanka, which begins on July 4. The Junior Cricket Committee of BCCI chose the players for the India Men's Under-19 teams for this upcoming Sri Lanka tour, which includes three one-day matches and two multi-day games. Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan will serve as the captain for both the one-day and multi-day teams, while Lakshya Raichandani will assist him in both squads. Anvay is included in the One-day team as one of the two players for wicketkeeping, joining Rajat Baghel. For the multi-day games, Manav Krishna and Aryan Sandesh Sakpal have been selected as wicketkeepers.
At 17 years old, Anvay notably led the Karnataka Under-19 team to the quarterfinals in the recent Vinoo Mankad Trophy, scoring a total of 220 runs in six matches, with a top score of 82 not out. He has also played for India's Under-19 B team in a home triangular series held in Bengaluru, which included squads from India A and Afghanistan Under-19. He was later chosen for Team C in the Under-19 One-Day Challenger Trophy due to his impressive domestic performances. In 2024, Anvay’s older brother, Samit Dravid, was also picked for India's Under-19 team for a home series against Australia, but he unfortunately had to pull out due to an injury. Rahul Dravid had also played at the Under-19 level for India in the early 1990s.
India U-19 One-Day team: Sagar Virk, Lakshya Raichandani (Vice Captain), Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan (Captain), Vineeth V K, Arjun Rajput, Kushagra Ojha, Rajat Baghel (Wicketkeeper), Anvay Dravid (Wicketkeeper), Anmoljeet Singh, Vutkuri Yashveer Goud, Rohit Anil Yadav, Shavin V, Kavya Paresh Patel, Mohit Ulva, Ishan Sood.
India U-19 Multi-Day team: Sagar Virk, Lakshya Raichandani (Vice Captain), Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan (Captain), Patel Kush, Manal Chauhan, Kushagra Ojha, Manav Krishna (Wicketkeeper), Aryan Sandesh Sakpal (Wicketkeeper), Hemchudeshan J, BK Kishore, Rohit Anil Yadav, Kavya Paresh Patel, Priyanshu Singh, Pranav Raghvendra, Chigurupati Venkata.
