Father was also a Ranji cricketer.
Highlights
India’s Under-19 cricket team on Australia tour Soham Patwardhan will be the captain of the four-day series Rahul Dravid’s son Samit is also included in both squads
Indore. IND19 vs AUS19: India’s Under-19 cricket team has been announced for the Australia tour. The Indian team will play ODI and four-day matches against the Kangaroo’s Under-19 team in Australia. Indore’s Soham Patwardhan has been made the captain of this team for the four-day series. Mohammad Aman has been made the captain for the ODI series.
Soham is an expert in bowling with both hands
Cricketer Soham Patwardhan is a rare talent who can bat as well as bowl with both hands. Batting left-handed, Soham also bowls right-arm off-spin and left-arm orthodox, which makes him dangerous against the opposition batsmen.
Three generation cricketers
Soham’s father Nikhil Patwardhan is also a former Ranji cricketer. He said that Soham’s grandfather was also a cricketer, so cricket is a part of the third generation of his family. Soham performed brilliantly in many tournaments like Cooch Behar Trophy for which he was rewarded.
Rahul Dravid’s son also included
BCCI announced different squads on Saturday. The names of many Under-19 players included in the team announced for the Australia tour are in the news, including the name of Samit Dravid, son of former Team India head coach and legendary cricketer Rahul Dravid.
Indian team’s Under-19 squad for the series against Australia
Squad for ODI series
Mohammad Aman (captain), Rudra Patel (vice-captain), Karthikeya KP, Sahil Parikh, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wicketkeeper), Kiran Chormale, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Samit Dravid, Yudhjit Guha, Samarth N, Hardik Raj, Rohit Rajawat, Mohammad Enan, Nikhil Kumar, Chetan Sharma.
Squads for the four-day series
Soham Patwardhan (captain), Vihan Malhotra (vice-captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitya Pandya, Kartikey KP, Samit Dravid, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wicketkeeper), Aditya Rawat, Nikhil Kumar, Chetan Sharma, Samarth N, Anmoljit Singh, Aditya Singh, Mohammad Enan.