Rahul Dravid’s son, Samit named in Karnataka’s squad for Vinoo Mankad Trophy

Dravid's younger son, Anvay is captain of the U14 cricket team for the state. 

India head coach Rahul Dravid’s son, Samit has been added to Karnataka’s 15-player squad for the 2023 Vinoo Mankad Trophy. The U-19 tournament, which shall be hosted in Hyderabad, will be played from October 12 to 20.

Samit, who turns 18 on the eve of the competition, had featured for Karnataka in the U14 tournaments before but the upcoming competition shall be his first taste of U-19 cricket. Dravid’s younger son, Anvay is captain of the U14 cricket team for the state.

Dravid Sr. himself had represented the state team not just at the senior level but also at U-15, U-17 and U-19 level, making his Ranji debut during the 1991/92 season.

For the India head coach though, to watch his elder son play in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy will be out of picture owing to the tournament clashing with the 2023 ODI World Cup, which begins on October 5.

Dravid and Co are currently engaged in a three-ODI series against Australia. The KL Rahul led side would beat Australia by five wickets in Mohali to take a 1-0 lead in the series.