Anvay, son of Rahul Dravid, scores unbeaten century in Vijay Merchant Trophy 2024

Former India coach and captain Rahul Dravid’s son Anvay scored an unbeaten century for Karnataka against Jharkhand in their Vijay Merchant Trophy game here on Friday.

Anvay, batting at No. 4, remained unbeaten on 100 off 153 balls, striking 12 boundaries, which included 10 fours and two sixes.

Karnataka scored 441 for 4 from 123.3 overs on the final day of the three-day match, with the contest ending as a draw. Karnataka secured three points for taking first innings lead while Jharkhand got one.

Initially, Anvay was involved in a 167-run stand for the third wicket with Syaamantak Anirudh (76) and then shared 43 with Sukurth J (33) for the fourth wicket.

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Opting to bat first, Jharkhand was earlier all out for 387 in 128.4 overs.

Anvay captained the Karnataka Under-14 team last year and recently smashed an unbeaten double century for Bangalore Zone against Tumkur Zone in the KSCA U-16 Inter-Zonal tournament.

Anavay’s elder brother, 19-year-old Samit, an all-rounder, was selected for the India squad for the multi-format home series against Australia U-19 in September and October after featuring in the Maharaja T20 trophy, where he played for Mysuru Warriors.

(with inputs from PTI)

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