Watch: Son India Head Coach Rahul Dravid replicates his trademark cut shot
There are chances that we might see Dravid play for the Indian cricket team once again. His son, Samit, has rolled back the years. The 18-year-old batter has grasped the attention of everyone after hitting his father’s trademark cut shot during the warm-up match between Karnataka State Cricket Association XI and Lancashire.
Ahead of the start of the County Championships on April 5, the 2-at match being played in Bengaluru is serving as a pre-season training camp for Lancashire.
Coming in to bat with KSCA XI at 62/3, it didn’t take long to settle in the middle. He hit his father, and Samit hit his trademark cut shot off a short ball by left-arm spinner Josh Boyden. The batsman got rocked back and rolled his wrists to guide the ball to the boundary.
Despite getting off to a nice start, Samit failed to go on as he was outdone by Jack Morely, ending up with a 45-ball 25. The rare failure comes as a shock, with the 18-year-old raking up the runs in the Cooch Behar Trophy. Samit scored 362 runs in 8 matches at an average of 36 and proved handy with the ball, as well as taking 16 wickets at 19.