‘Dravid’ vs ‘Sehwag’ Clash At BCCI Tournament As Next Generation Takes Over | Cricket News

It has been near a decade since a BCCI event 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 special zing to it because the staff checklist 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 attractive because it might get.

Anvay, youthful son of former India skipper and present head coach Dravid, can also be the staff’s wicketkeeper whereas Sehwag’s elder son believes in giving the brand new ball a mighty thwack a la his father.

It’s been a effective 12 months for the ‘Gen-Next’ of Indian cricket’s golden technology.

While Arjun Tendulkar has already made his IPL debut and is a primary staff 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 did not 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 via backward level, two of them via covers and not less than three within the gully area.

This is Aryavir’s second season in U-16, although he did not 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 a sworn statement to that.

The scores of junior stage video games finally would not make a lot of a distinction when these boys will make transition to senior cricket however Aryavir and Anvay can have no choice however to hold the burden of their well-known final identify, one thing Arjun would solely know too effectively.

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