Why did Samit Dravid get a place even after scoring only 82 runs in 7 matches? This is the real reason for his selection in Team India

After making India win the T20 World Cup, former coach Rahul Dravid parted ways with Team India. After his departure, another Dravid entered Indian cricket. Rahul's son Samit Dravid will now be seen in Team India's blue jersey. Samit, who bats right-handed like his father, has got a place in India's Under-19 team, which will face Australia. This news will make the Dravid family and their fans happy, but this selection has also raised some questions and the reason for that is Samit's recent performance.

Everyone has been keeping an eye on 18-year-old Samit Dravid for the last 2 years. This is bound to happen as he is the son of Rahul Dravid, one of India's most successful batsmen. Samit, who made his mark by playing in junior tournaments like the Cooch Behar Trophy, can bowl as well as bat. In such a situation, everyone expected that he too would gradually knock on the doors of Team India through the Under-19 team.

Now Samit Dravid has got a place in the Under-19 team but his performance just before this selection has raised many questions. Samit is currently playing in the Karnataka State Cricket Association's T20 tournament, the Maharaja T20 Trophy. The tournament has not been good for Samit, who is playing for the Mysore Warriors team here. He played 7 out of 10 matches in the team's league stage but during this time not a single half-century came from his bat. In these 7 matches, he was able to score only 82 runs. In this too, his best score has been only 33 runs.

This was Samit's first big tournament in senior cricket and he failed to make any impact in that too despite this he has been selected for the Under-19 team. This selection is under question. Then why did the selection committee choose this young player? There is a reason for this. Samit may have failed in the Maharaja Trophy but before this in January this year, he had performed well in the Under-19 domestic tournament Cooch Behar.

Then Samit helped Karnataka become the champion. Samit then scored 362 runs in 8 matches of the tournament and also took 16 wickets with his medium-pace bowling. He left his mark by taking 2-2 wickets in the semi-final and the final. This means that it is clear that even though he may have failed in his first tournament at the senior level, he can perform well at the Under-19 level and that is why he has been selected.