Anvay Dravid, son of legendary India batter Rahul Dravid, has been included in one of the four squads announced by the BCCI for the upcoming U19 One-Day Challenger Trophy that is set to begin from November 5 and will go on till November 11.
Anvay will be representing Team C in the tournament. Him along with Manikanth Shivanand are the two players in the squad who represent the Karnataka U-19 team. Team C's first clash of the tournament will be against the Vedant Trivedi-led Team B and will be held on November 7, Friday.
Anvay's performance in recent tournaments
The 17-year-old, who is known to bat in the top-order, is undoubtedly one of Karnataka's top talents. He impressed in the Vijay Merchant Trophy (U-16), topping the run-charts with 459 runs from just six matches. He also led the Karnataka team in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy.
Following Samit's footsteps
Anvay is very well following the footsteps of his elder brother, Samit Dravid, who is also a top-order batter and has represented Karnataka in the Maharaja T20 KSCA Trophy.
"The Junior Selection Committee has picked the teams for the upcoming IDFC First Bank Men's U19 One-Day Challenger Trophy to be played in Hyderabad from November 5-11, 2025." BCCI said in a release.
Team A: Vihaan Malhotra (C) (PCA), Abhigyan Kundu (VC & WK) (MCA), Vansh Acharya (SCA), Balaji Rao (WK) (CSCS), Lakshya Raichandani (CAU), Vineeth V.K (TNCA), Markanday Panchal (UTCA), Satvik Deswal (CAP), V Yashveer (HYCA), Hemchudeshan J (TNCA), R.S. Ambrish (TNCA), Honey Pratap Singh (RCA), Vasu Devani (GCA), Yudhajit Guha (CAB), Ishan Sood (PCA).
Team B: Vedant Trivedi (C) (GCA), Harvansh Singh (VC & WK) (SCA), Wafi Kachchhi (HYCA), Sagar Virk (PCA), Sayan Paul (CAB), Vedant Singh Chauhan (PCA), Pranav Pant (DDCA), Ehit Salaria (WK) (UTCA), B.K. Kishore (TNCA), Anmoljeet Singh (PCA), Naman Pushpak (MCA), D Deepesh (TNCA), Mohammed Malik (HYCA), Mahamad Yaseen Saudagar (MCA), Vaibhav Sharma (KSCA).
Team C: Aaron George (C) (HYCA), Aaryan Yadav (VC) (PCA), Ankit Chatterjee (CAB), Manikanth Shivanand (KSCA), Rahul Kumar (PCA), Yash Kasvankar (Goa CA), Anvay Dravid (WK) (KSCA), Yuvraj Gohil (WK) (SCA), Khilan A Patel (GCA), Kanishk Chouhan (HCA), Aayush Shukla (MPCA), Henil Patel (GCA), Laxman Pruthi (DDCA), Rohit Kumar Das (CAB), Mohit Ulva (SCA).
Team D: Chandrahas Dash (C) (CAB), Maulyarajsinh Chavda (VC) (GCA), Shanthanu Singh (UPCA), Arnav Bugga (DDCA), Abhinav Kannan (TNCA), Kushagra Ojha (RCA), Aryan Sakpal (WK) (MCA), A. Rapole (WK) (HYCA), Vikalp Tiwari (CSCS), Mohamed Enaan (KCA), Aayan Akram (UPCA), Udhav Mohan (DDCA), Ashutosh Mahida (BCA), M Toshith Yadav (Andhra CA), Solib Tariq (JKCA).