Rahul Dravid’s Younger Son Anvay Dravid Selected in India’s U19 Challenger Trophy Squad Ahead of World Cup

Anvay Dravid, son of former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid, took for Team C in the upcoming Men's Under-19 One Day Challenger Trophy, to be held in Hyderabad starting from the November 5th. The Junior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finalized four teams with the BCCI approval.

This yearly tournament is a fun way for young cricket players to showcase their talents to the IPL and national selectors. As per the tournament schedule, the league stage will be played between November 5th and 9th. The knockout matches will be played on November 11th. Team C, captained by Aaron George, will face Team B, captained by Vedant Trivedi, in their first game on Friday.

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Rahul Dravid Batter

Anvay Dravid's record in age-group cricket has been tremendous. Last season, he scored 459 runs in six matches at an average of 91.80, including two centuries in the Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy, finishing as the leading run-scorer for Karnataka.

Furthermore, Anvay Dravid was the captain of Karnataka in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy (U19 One Day Tournament), continuing to showcase his leadership capabilities. Furthermore, the Dravid family has shown that cricket runs in their generations.

Four Squads for Men’s U19 One-Day Challenger Trophy

Team A: Vihaan Malhotra (Captain), Abhigyan Kundu (Vice-Captain and Wicketkeeper), Vansh Acharya, Balaji Rao (Wicketkeeper), Lakshya Raichandani, Vineet VK, Markandey Panchal, Satvik Deswal, V Yashveer, Hemchudesan J, RS Ambareesh, Honey Pratap Singh, Vasu Devani, Yudhajit Guha, Ishan Sood.

Team B: Vedant Trivedi (Captain), Harvansh Singh (Vice-Captain and Wicketkeeper), Wafi Kutchi, Sagar Virk, Sayan Paul, Vedant Singh Chauhan, Pranav Pant, Ahit Salaria (Wicketkeeper), BK Kishore, Anmoljit Singh, Naman Pushpak, D Deepesh, Mohammad Malik, Mahamad Yasin Saudagar, Vaibhav Sharma.

Team C: Aaron George (Captain), Aryan Yadav (Vice-Captain), Ankit Chatterjee, Manikant Shivanand, Rahul Kumar, Yash Kaswankar, Anvay Dravid (Wicketkeeper), Yuvraj Gohil (Wicketkeeper), Khilan A Patel, Kanishk Chauhan, Ayush Shukla, Henil Patel, Laxman Pruthi, Rohit Kumar Das, Mohit Ulva.

Team D: Chandrahas Dash (Captain), Moulyarajsingh Chavda (Vice-Captain), Shantanu Singh, Arnav Bugga, Abhinav Kannan, Kushagra Ojha, Aryan Sakpal (Wicketkeeper), A Rapole (Wicketkeeper), Vikalp Tiwari, Mohammad Enan, Ayan Akram, Udhav Mohan, Ashutosh Mahida, M Toshith Yadav, Solib Tariq.v, Solib Tariq.

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