Samit is an allrounder who is representing Mysuru Warriors at the ongoing Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20. He was signed for INR 50,000. The 18-year-old was part of the Karnataka Under-19 side that won the 2023-24 Cooch Behar Trophy.
The son of former Team India captain Rahul Dravid, Samit Dravid, has been named in the Indian U-19 squads for the forthcoming multi-format home series against Australia U-19. This is the first time that Samit has been named in an Indian U-19 squad. Mohamed Amman, a middle-order batsman for Uttar Pradesh (UP), has been named captain of the 50-over squad. Soham Patwardhan, who plays Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket, has been named the captain of the four-day series.
India U19 squad for one-day series:
Rudra Patel (VC) (GCA), Sahil Parakh (MAHCA), Kartikeya KP (KSCA), Mohd Amaan (C) (UPCA), Kiran Chormale (MAHCA), Abhigyan Kundu (WK) (MCA), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK) (SCA), Samit Dravid (KSCA), Yudhajit Guha (CAB), Samarth N (KSCA), Nikhil Kumar (UTCA), Chetan Sharma (RCA), Hardik Raj (KSCA), Rohit Rajawat (MPCA), Mohd Enaan (KCA)
India U19 squad for four-day series:
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Bihar CA), Nitya Pandya (BCA), Vihan Malhotra (VC) (PCA), Soham Patwardhan (C) (MPCA), Kartikeya K P (KSCA), Samit Dravid (KSCA), Abhigyan Kundu (WK) (MCA), Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK) (SCA), Chetan Sharma (RCA), Samarth N (KSCA), Aditya Rawat (CAU), Nikhil Kumar (UTCA), Anmoljeet Singh (PCA), Aditya Singh (UPCA), Mohd Enaan (KCA)