Watching Rahul Dravid’s excellent performance for decades, now tie your seat belt to glance at his son, Anvay Dravid.

From July 4, Anvay Dravid was included in the Under-19 squad for the tour of Sri Lanka.

Rahul Dravid, the batter who will always be remembered in Indian cricket for his marvellous performances throughout his career. Now his son is all set to play for India, though he must be under a lot of pressure to perform as the son of a famous cricketer. Even people will expect him to perform. The BCCI’s Junior Cricket Committee selected the India Men’s Under-19 squads for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, comprising three one-day matches and two multi-day games. Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan will lead the one-day and multi-day teams, and Lakshya Raichandani is his deputy in both squads.

Anvay Dravid features in the One-day squad as one of the two wicket-keeping options, together with Rajat Baghel. At the same time, Manav Krishna and Aryan Sandesh Sakpal have been picked as wicketkeepers for the multi-day fixtures.

Anvay, 17, especially led the Karnataka U-19 team to the quarterfinals of the last Vinoo Mankad Trophy, in which he aggregated 220 runs in six matches, with a highest score of an unbeaten 82.

He has played for the India Under-19 B squad in a triangular home series in Bengaluru that also featured India A and Afghanistan U-19. He also earned selection for Team C in the Under-19 One-Day Challenger Trophy following a string of strong domestic performances.

In 2024, Dravid’s older son, Samit Dravid, was included in India’s Under-19 squad for the bilateral home series against Australia, but was badly injured, forcing him to miss the rubber.

Dravid had also represented India at the Under-19 level throughout the early 1990s. India U-19 One-Day squad: Sagar Virk, Lakshya Raichandani (VC), Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan (C), Vineeth V K, Arjun Rajput, Kushagra Ojha, Rajat Baghel (WK), Anvay Dravid (WK), Anmoljeet Singh, Vutkuri Yashveer Goud, Rohit Anil Yadav, Shavin V, Kavya Paresh Patel, Mohit Ulva, Ishan Sood.