DTVHINDIEven after being selected in Team India, Samit Dravid will not be able to play Under-19 World Cup? Know the big reason
Samit was born on November 10, 2005, and is just two months away from his 19th birthday. Samit Dravid (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Samit Dravid Can’t Play U19 World Cup For India: Samit Dravid, son of former Indian legend Rahul Dravid, has been selected in the 15-member Under-19 Indian team for the one-day and four-day series against Australia. Samit is continuously proving his mettle in domestic cricket. However, even after being selected in Team India, Samit Dravid will not be able to represent India in the Under-19 World Cup 2026. Let us tell you the reason behind this. Samit Dravid will be 20 years old at the time of Under-19 World Cup 2026 Samit Dravid will not be able to play in the Under-19 World Cup 2026 because he will be more than 20 years old by then. Samit was born on November 10, 2005 and is just two months away from his 19th birthday. Let us tell you, the same thing happened with his father Rahul Dravid. Despite being selected in the Under-19 series against New Zealand in 1992, he could not participate in the Under-19 World Cup 1998. Samit is playing for Mysore Warriors in Maharaj Trophy Samit Dravid is part of the Mysore Warriors in the Maharaj Trophy KSCA T20 tournament. He has also been a part of the Karnataka Under-19 team that won the Cooch Behar Trophy in the 2023-24 season. He scored 362 runs in the tournament, and also took 16 wickets. Samit also represented the Karnataka State Cricket Association XI in a three-day match against Lancashire. Three ODI matches will be played between Australia-19 and India Under-19 team in Puducherry and two four-day matches will be played in Chennai. Mohammad Aman will lead Team India in the ODI series. Whereas, Soham Patwardhan will captain the four-day matches. Indian Under-19 Squad for the series against Australia-19 Indian Under-19 team for ODI series– Rudra Patel, Sahil Parikh, Kartikey KP, Mohammad Aman (captain), Kiran Chormale, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wicketkeeper), Samit Dravid, Yudhishth Guha, Samarth N, Nikhil Kumar, Chetan Sharma, Hardik Raj, Rohit Raj Awat, Mohammad Enan Indian Under-19 team for four-day series- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitya Pandya, Vihan Malhotra (vice-captain), Soham Patwardhan (captain), Kartikey KP, Samit Dravid, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Harvansh Singh Paglia (wicketkeeper), Chetan Sharma, Samarth N, Aditya Rawat, Nikhil Kumar, Anmoljit Singh, Aditya Singh, Mohammad Enan
10 Indian Cricketers Who don’t Drink Alcohol- These players hate alcohol a lot, Dhoni-Kohli also included
Know the names of those 10 Indian cricketers who do not consume alcohol at all. Team India (Photo Source: Getty Images) 10 Indian Cricketers Who Don’t Drink Alcohol: The Indian cricket team is currently on a break. Rohit Sharma and company played the last series on the Sri Lanka tour, where the team had to face a 2-0 defeat in the three-match ODI series. Team India will now directly play a two-match Test series at home against Bangladesh from September 19. Meanwhile, today we are going to tell you about those 10 Indian players who do not consume alcohol at all. These players hate alcohol very much. 10 Indian Cricketers Who don’t Drink Alcohol: These 10 Indian players do not consume alcohol 10. Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian legend Rahul Dravid lives a healthy lifestyle, he neither consumes alcohol nor smokes. Under the leadership of Dravid, India recently won the T20 World Cup 2024, ending an 11-year ICC drought.
5 Indian players who played only one T20 match in their international career
Such is the impact of T20 cricket that several players have retired from ODIs and Tests to focus solely on the 20-over format. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag (Image Source: AFP) T20 cricket is slowly ruling the cricket world. Every country has domestic T20 leagues and this is because the shorter format is more thrilling and entertaining. Viewers get to see the thrill of a cricket match in just three and a half hours, which makes the shortest format even more attractive for fans. The impact of T20 cricket is such that many players have retired from ODIs and Tests to focus only on the 20-over format. However, on the other hand, there are players who were able to play only a few T20 matches in their career. Today we will talk about such Indian players whose first T20 match was also their last match. 5 Indian players who have played only one T20 match 1. Dinesh Mongia Chandigarh-born Dinesh Mongia played his only T20I match for India against South Africa in 2006. He played 57 ODIs and scored 38 runs in his T20I debut batting at No. 3. He faced 45 balls and helped India get close to the target of 127 runs before getting dismissed by Robin Peterson. However, Mongia was not selected for the 2007 T20 World Cup and his IPL career did not last long. This ended his T20 international career after just one match. 2. Murali Karthik Murali Kartik played his only T20 match against Australia in 2007. He made his place in the team by performing brilliantly in the domestic series. In his debut T20 match, he gave 27 runs in 4 overs, but could not take any wicket. India won that match, but Karthik could not make a comeback in the T20 team. Later he continued his career as a cricket expert and commentator. Murali Karthik also played for 4 IPL franchises during his career. 3. Karan Sharma Karn Sharma played his only T20 match against England in 2014. He was included in the national team after performing brilliantly for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. In his debut match, he took the important wicket of Joe Root by giving 28 runs in 4 overs. However, India lost that match by 3 runs and Karn Sharma never got a chance in the T20 team again. Currently, Karn’s leg spin has not been as effective, which has reduced his chances of returning to the Indian team. 4. Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid, famously known as ‘The Wall’ of the Indian team, played his first and only T20 match in 2012. This match was against England, in which Rahul was included in the team due to injured players. Rahul Dravid silenced his critics by scoring 31 runs in this match and hitting three consecutive sixes. Despite his innings played at a strike rate of 147.61, India lost the match. Dravid’s T20 career ended after this one match. 5. Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar, who is called the God of Cricket, also played only one T20 match in…
IND vs BAN, Test Series 2004: When Rahul Dravid became the first batsman to score a century in all 10 Test playing countries
Rahul Dravid is the second-highest scorer for India in Test centuries after Sachin Tendulkar (51). Rahul Dravid (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian player and coach Rahul Dravid has made many big records as a batsman. He made his debut for India in 1996 and retired from international cricket in 2012. In his Test career, Rahul Dravid scored 13288 runs in 270 matches for India at an average of 52.31, which included 36 centuries. Rahul Dravid is the second batsman to score the most centuries for India in Tests after Sachin Tendulkar (51). But Dravid became the first batsman to score a century in all 10 Test playing countries, he achieved this feat during the second Test of the Bangladesh tour in Chittagong in 2004. There was a strong partnership between Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir In the second Test against Bangladesh in 2004, Team India won the toss and batted in the first innings and scored 540 runs. India lost its first wicket in the form of Virender Sehwag (10) in the fifth over itself. After this, there was a strong partnership of 259 runs between Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid. Rahul Dravid first completed his half-century in 95 balls and then his century in 196 balls. Gautam Gambhir completed his half-century in 60 balls and then his century in the next 71 balls. Rahul Dravid scored 160 runs in 304 balls with the help of 24 fours and Gautam Gambhir scored 139 runs in 196 balls. Captain Sourav Ganguly played an important innings of 88 runs in 153 balls and helped the team reach a big total. India had won the series 2-0 Bangladesh was successful in scoring 333 runs in the first innings. Bangladesh player Mohammad Ashraful played an unbeaten innings of 158 runs in the first innings. The team was all out for 124 runs in the second innings due to Irfan Pathan’s 5 wicket haul and India won the series 2-0 by winning by an innings and 83 runs. A two-match Test series will be played between India and Bangladesh from September 19. The first match of the series will be played in Chennai.
Dinesh Karthik selected his all-time Indian playing XI, did not give place to former veteran captain MS Dhoni
Dinesh Karthik has included five batsmen, two all-rounders, two spinners, and two fast bowlers in his all-time Indian playing 11. Dinesh Karthik & MS Dhoni (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian player Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement from all formats of the game after IPL 2024. After this, Royal Challengers Bangalore has appointed him as mentor-cum-batting coach. Karthik will be seen playing for Paarl Royals in the third season of SA20. Meanwhile, Dinesh Karthik has recently selected the all-time Indian playing 11, in which he has included five batsmen, two all-rounders, two spinners, and two fast bowlers. Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma got place in playing 11 as openers Dinesh Karthik has selected Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma as openers in his all-time playing 11. Both the batsmen are known for their aggressive batting. Virender Sehwag has a strike rate of 100 in white ball cricket and 82.23 in Tests. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma is the highest run-scorer for India in the recent T20 World Cup 2024, scoring 257 runs at a strike rate of 156.70. Dravid, Tendulkar and Kohli in the middle order Dinesh Karthik has again placed former Indian coach Rahul Dravid at number 3, master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar at number 4 and Virat Kohli at number 5. Rahul Dravid is called The Wall of Indian cricket, he has scored more than 24 thousand runs for India, which includes 48 centuries and 146 half-centuries. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 100 centuries for India, and he is the only batsman in the world to do this feat. All-rounders- Yuvraj Singh and Ravindra Jadeja Karthik has included Yuvraj Singh and Ravindra Jadeja in his team as all-rounders. Yuvraj Singh is considered India’s best all-rounder, he played a big role in India’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2007 and ODI World Cup 2011. Ravindra Jadeja, on the other hand, has shown his prowess with the ball and bat in all three formats for India for the last 10 years. Bowlers- Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Bumrah and Zaheer Khan Dinesh Karthik has included Ravichandran Ashwin and legendary bowler Anil Kumble as spinners in his playing 11. At the same time, Jaspreet Bumrah and former player Zaheer Khan have been included in the fast bowling department. Jaspreet Bumrah is currently India’s best bowler in all three formats. At the same time, Zaheer Khan has taken more than 600 wickets in international cricket for India. Dinesh Karthik’s all-time playing 11– Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Jasprit Bumrah, Zaheer Khan 12th player- Harbhajan Singh
“They will have a lot of ego and it will be very difficult to manage them”- Former head coach Dravid’s statement on Virat and Rohit
Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli are the two biggest batsmen of Team India. Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid. (Image Source: BCCI/X) Former head coach of Team India Rahul Dravid has made a big statement about Indian team’s star batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Dravid said that the truth is completely opposite to what fans think about captain Rohit Sharma, star batsman Virat Kohli or other big players. Dravid also made it clear that there is no ego or any kind of problem between the big players. While talking to Star Sports, the former Indian batsman said, “I believe that teams are really led by a group of senior players. They are led by the captain. So, I think it was a privilege to work with Rohit. I think he has been a fantastic leader in these two and a half years. People are really attracted to him and the team. I think that makes a lot of difference.” Managing high profile cricketers is not a difficult task- Rahul Dravid During this, Dravid also said that he never found it difficult to manage high-profile cricketers. He said, “There were many other senior players in the team, be it Virat, Jasprit Bumrah or Ravichandran Ashwin in Test cricket. Many Indian cricketers are big names, they are superstars and many people follow them. Sometimes people think that they will have a lot of ego and it will be very difficult to manage them. But actually it is just the opposite. A lot of these superstars are actually very humble about their preparation. They are humble about their work. And that is why they are superstars.” Dravid further said, “Look at 37-year-old Ashwin today. Even at this age, he is ready to adapt. He is ready to learn. This is just an example. Of course, at times you have to manage him, manage his body, manage the workload and there are many such things. But honestly, it was not very difficult. I had a good group of people around me and I am happy that we were able to create a good atmosphere. But a lot of credit for this goes to the captain and the seniors.”
“I want to start coaching from the junior level like Rahul Dravid did”- PR Sreejesh
PR Sreejesh and Rahul Dravid. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) Former Indian hockey goalkeeper R Sreejesh will soon be seen in a new role. Sreejesh will start a new innings of his career as the coach of the junior team. Meanwhile, Sreejesh recently said that when he starts his career as a coach, his idol will be Rahul Dravid, the wall of Indian cricket. Sreejesh played his last international match in the Paris Olympics. Hockey India has offered to make veteran hockey team goalkeeper Sreejesh, who ended his golden career with an Olympic bronze medal, the coach of the junior team. However, there has been no confirmation from Sreejesh on this yet. PR Sreejesh wants to follow in the footsteps of Rahul Dravid Sreejesh was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying, “I want to start coaching from the junior level like Rahul Dravid did.” He said, “In this way you will have a chance to develop a group of players, when they come to the senior team, they will understand you and you will know about them.” Before becoming the head coach of the Indian cricket team, Dravid had coached the Under-19, National Cricket Academy (NCA) and India A team for a long time. Under the supervision of Dravid, who was one of the most reliable batsmen of his time, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup played in America and West Indies. The 36-year-old player said, “If I start working as a coach this year or next year, then next year there is a Junior World Cup in 2025, two years after that the senior team will be playing the World Cup. Two years after that there will be a Junior World Cup again, so by 2028 we will have a group of 20 to 40 players.”
‘You are expected to do this’ Rahul Dravid on his fiery celebrations after T20 World Cup win
Dravid’s coaching tenure with Team India ended after the T20 World Cup 2024. Rahul Dravid (Source X) The Indian cricket team won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. During this time, Rohit Sharma was the captain of the Indian cricket team and the coaching was handled by former Indian veteran cricketer Rahul Dravid. After winning the debut season of the T20 World Cup in 2007, the Indian cricket team won the trophy after nearly 17 years. With this, the drought of not winning the ICC trophy for 13 years also finally ended. So at the same time, this victory was one of the biggest moments of Dravid’s coaching with Team India, because the way Team India was eliminated after losing the important matches of T20 World Cup 2022 and World Cup 2023, there was a lot of pressure on Dravid. But when the Indian cricket team under Dravid’s coaching won the T20 World Cup trophy by defeating South Africa by 7 runs in the final, Dravid’s dream also came true. Let us tell you that despite being a great player, Dravid had never won the World Cup for the Indian team as a player or coach before this. But when his dream came true, Dravid’s happiness knew no bounds. After lifting the T20 World Cup trophy in his hands, Dravid, known for his humble nature, was seen in a very enthusiastic manner. This celebration of Dravid after winning the T20 World Cup trophy also went viral. So now Dravid has given a big reaction on this celebration of his. Rahul Dravid reacted on T20 World Cup celebration Let us tell you that recently, Rahul Dravid, as quoted by ICC, said- Most of the times, I try to control my emotions as a coach. You are expected to do this, when I did this, there was a lot of happiness and relief in it.
Rahul Dravid was very disappointed after the defeat in the Test series against South Africa, former head coach made a big revelation
South Africa won the three-match Test series 2–1. Rahul Dravid (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid recently revealed that the Indian team could not win the Test series in South Africa and this was the lowest point of his coaching tenure. Let us tell you, Rahul Dravid was appointed the head coach of the Indian team in November 2021. He was given this important post just before the tour of South Africa. The Indian team started this tour quite well and defeated South Africa by 113 runs in the first Test at Centurion. Many cricket fans thought that the Indian team would easily win this Test series but South Africa made a very good comeback and won the next two matches. Recalling this time, Rahul Dravid told Star Sports, ‘If you ask me what was my lowest point, I would say the South Africa Test series at the beginning of my career. We won the first Test against South Africa in Centurion. After this, we were playing the second and third Test matches. We had never won a series in South Africa and this was a big opportunity for all of us. There were some senior players who were not available.’ India lost 2-1 against South Africa Rahul Dravid further said, ‘Rohit Sharma was injured and some senior players were not in that series. We were very close in both the Tests. We had a great opportunity in the third innings of both these Tests because we had scored a very good score and could have won the match. However, South Africa played very well. They chased the target in the fourth innings and we lost the match. This was the lowest point of my career. I felt bad that we were ahead in this series but still could not win it.’ South Africa won the three-match Test series 2-1. The Indian team players failed to perform well in the second and third Tests. Not only this, Virat Kohli also resigned from the post of captaincy after this series. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Was this celebration planned in advance? Rahul Dravid spoke openly about the emotional moment after the T20 World Cup win
Former India head coach Rahul Dravid claimed that he had no plans to show the emotions that came out during the 2024 T20 World Cup celebrations with the Indian team. Rahul Dravid (Source X) Former India head coach Rahul Dravid is not someone who shows a lot of emotion on the field. However, after India’s seven-run win over South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados, Dravid showed his other side. He celebrated wildly with the trophy. He tried to stay away from the limelight for as long as possible, but when Virat Kohli handed him the trophy, he showed a side of himself that surprised everyone after the hard-earned win. When asked about his behavior, Dravid revealed that he had not planned any of what he did on the field and he was just happy with India’s win. He said that as a coach, he always tried to keep his emotions in check, but at that moment, he wanted to celebrate with the team and his coaching staff as everyone had worked very hard for this trophy. Former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid claimed that he had no plans to show the emotions that were expected during the 2024 T20 World Cup celebrations with the Indian team. Notably, India ended their 11-year wait for the ICC trophy by defeating South Africa by seven runs in the final. Rahul Dravid said on Star Sports “You don’t plan these things. Most of the time, I try to keep my emotions in check as a coach and that’s what’s expected of you. But at that moment, I was really happy for the team. I was happy for the boys. I was happy for the support staff. So many people who had worked really hard with me.” You need a bit of luck to go your way: Rahul Dravid “I was with the team for 2.5-3 years and we came close to winning many times, be it the semi-final of the last T20 World Cup in Australia, the World Test Championship final or the 50-over World Cup final in India, and we couldn’t get the win in those crucial moments. In such situations, you need a bit of luck and a bit of fortune and that’s what happened to us that day.”
