Former Indian skipper, Rahul Dravid’s son, Samit has been making a name for himself for quite some time now. Recently, the t5eenager went on to score a double century in an Under-14 state-level match this week. Samit, who is just 14 years old, played a knock of 201 runs for Vice-President’s XI against Dharwad Zone in an Under-14 inter-zonal tournament.

Dravid Jr’s 256-ball innings was laced with 22 fours. The match ended in a draw as Samit added to his first-innings tally by scoring an unbeaten 94 in the second. He also went on to scalp three wickets in the match. The Vice-President’s XI skipper Samit Dravid won the toss and elected to bat.  

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Samit’s team had a poor start as they lost their first wicket with just three runs on the board. At one stage, Vice-President’s XI was in trouble at 67 for three but Samit and Shreyas Mohanty put on a 146-run stand for the fourth wicket to steady the innings. 

Mohanty was looking set for a big score but he was cleaned up at 78 by Bhuvan B. Veeraj Haveri, Dharwad Zone skipper, got the big wicket of Samit Dravid when he dismissed the double centurion in the 87th over. The Vice-President’s XI declared their first innings at 372 for seven. 

In reply, Dharwad Zone had a forgettable start as they lost three wickets in the fourth over including the prized scalp of captain Veeraj Haveri. Opening batsman Utkarsh Shinde scored a half-century but his team was bundled out for 124.

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Samit looked good in the second innings as well as he was involved in a 156-run unbeaten stand with Pranav Abhijit Bhattad. He is will on the way of making his legendary father proud.