It has been near a decade since a BCCI match scorecard featured two of Indian cricket’s biggest names — Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid. However, the three-day match between Karnataka and Delhi within the Vijay Merchant Trophy National U-16 boys’ tourney, which began on Monday, actually had a unique zing to it because the group record featured a Dravid and a Sehwag, albeit for rival sides.
Karnataka U-16 captain Anvay Dravid and Delhi’s dashing opening batter Aryavir Sehwag are preventing it out for his or her respective state groups. While they met with contrasting outcomes on Day 1– Dravid junior getting out for a duck whereas junior Sehwag remaining unbeaten on 50, the ‘Sehwag vs Dravid’ contest in junior cricket was as engaging because it may get.
Anvay, youthful son of former India skipper and present head coach Dravid, can be the group’s wicketkeeper whereas Sehwag’s elder son believes in giving the brand new ball a mighty whack like his father.
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Fifty for Sehwag’s son Aaryavir. First of many for the younger gun. Didn’t see the knock however a flashy wagonwheel. Like father like son 🙂
At an ICC occasion, Viru revealed his recommendation for son: “teen hi baat bolta hu.Konsi ball rok sakte ho, kaunsi maar sakte ho, kaunsi chod sakte ho” pic.twitter.com/RKSqJdB3Ah
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While Arjun Tendulkar has already made his IPL debut and is a primary group common for Goa, Dravid’s elder son Samit is representing Karnataka within the Cooch Behar Trophy (National U-19 Meet).
Samit, nonetheless, has missed the India U-19 bus after a middling Vinoo Mankad Trophy (U-19 One Dayers) outing, the place he scored one half-century.
In the continued U-16 match between Delhi and Karnataka on the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium in Mangalagiri, Karnataka had been all out for 144 in 56.3 overs.
Anvay, who got here in at No. 5 didn’t open his account and was bowled by Delhi’s most profitable bowler Ayush Lakra. He confronted two deliveries.
In reply, Delhi had been comfortably positioned at 107 for 1 in 30 overs at stumps, with Aryavir hitting seven fours and a six in his unbeaten 50 off 98 balls.
Aryavir’s stance and shot-making bear resemblance to his dad as he despatched pacer Vaibhav C’s supply hovering over deep sq. leg for a most and save one, all his different six boundaries had been cracked on the off-side — one by means of backward level, two of them by means of covers and a minimum of three within the gully area.
This is Aryavir’s second season in U-16, although he didn’t get to play any matches throughout final 12 months as he was largely a travelling squad member.
However this time, he has sharpened his sport and enjoying 98 balls on the day is an affidavit to that.
The scores of junior stage video games in the end doesn’t make a lot of a distinction when these boys will make transition to senior cricket however Aryavir and Anvay could have no choice however to hold the burden of their well-known final identify, one thing Arjun would solely know too effectively.
