Legendary batters Rahul Dravid ‘s and Virender Sehwag ‘s sons, Anvay and Aaryavir respectively, were on Thursday included in India’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming one-day series against Australia, beginning on September 18. Sehwag and Dravid are back for India on the international stage. The BCCI selection committee picked separate squads for the three one-day matches and two multi-day games, with Lakshya Raichandani set to lead the ODI side and Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan named captain for the longer-format fixtures.
It is a maiden India call-up for 18-year-old Aaryavir, who is currently playing in the Delhi Premier League. Meanwhile, Anvay, the younger son of former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid, retained his place in the ODI squad after being part of the U-19 side that toured Sri Lanka last month. Squads: India U-19 squad for One-Day matches: Lakshya Raichandani (C), Yashbardhan Chauhan (VC), Rajat Baghel (WK), Aaryavir Sehwag, V.K. India U-19 squad for Multi-Day fixtures: Yashbardhan Chauhan (C), Lakshya Raichandani (VC), Sagar Virk, Kushagra Ojha, Manal Chauhan, Kush Patel, Manav Krishna (WK), Abhipray Biswas (WK), Rohit Yadav, Ishan Om, Ayaan Akram, Pranav Ragavendra, Priyanshu Singh, Mohit Ulva, Aryan Yadav.
Both Anvay and Aaryavir are part of the ODI squad only. The three one-day matches and the first multi-day fixture will be played in Rajkot, while Ahmedabad will host the second multi-day game. Vineet, Kushagra Ojha, Arjun Rajput, Manal Chauhan, Anvay Dravid (WK), V. Yashveer, Rohit Yadav , Shavin Vinodh, Mohit Ulva, Chigurupati Venkata, Kavya Patel.
