Hurt Samit Dravid ‘not likely’ to recuperate in time for four-dayers versus Australia Under-19s

Allrounder Samit Dravid, who had actually been sidelined from the three-match one-day series versus Australia Under-19s in Puducherry, hasn’t recuperated from a knee injury and will likely miss out on the upcoming four-dayers in Chennai also, according to India Under-19s’ coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar. “As of now he’s at the NCA, recuperating from his knee injury,” Kanitkar stated of Dravid on the eve of India Under-19s very first four-dayer versus Australia Under-19s at Chepauk. “So, [I] Do not understand. It looks not likely.” Samit, the child of previous India captain and coach Rahul Dravid, had actually made his first call-up to the India Under-19s team after including in the Maharaja T20 prize, where he bet Mysuru Warriors, and the Cooch Behar Trophy, which Karnataka won. Samit, now 18, nevertheless, will not be qualified for the next Under-19 World Cup in 2026. According to the ICC’s policies, any gamer who is qualified to include in the Under-19 World Cup ought to be aged under 19 since August 31, 2025. Samit is set to turn 19 on October 11 and thus will not be able to fulfill the eligibility requirements for the 2026 Under-19 World Cup. VVS Laxman, the previous India batter and NCA head, has actually stated that they are prioritising providing the gamers direct exposure to grow over simply picking a skill swimming pool for the 2026 T20 World Cup. “So, now we are playing a series versus Australia Under-19 and fortunately a great deal of the guys who might lose out on the next World Cup belong to this series,” Laxman stated on the sidelines of the inauguration of the brand-new modern National Cricket Academy which will be called the ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Bengaluru. “So general the direct exposure exists and they likewise are not just limited or constrained just for the World Cup. We desire them to progress as cricketers and even if somebody played India Under-19 or somebody didn’t play India Under-19 does not indicate that they will not advance in their profession however if they
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