Tezzbuzz Desk- Anvay Dravid, younger son of former Indian cricket team captain and veteran batsman Rahul Dravid, is continuously performing brilliantly in domestic under-19 cricket. 17-year-old Anvay, who is captaining the Karnataka Under-19 team in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, caught everyone's attention by playing a brilliant inning of 151 runs in the match against Gujarat. His innings played an important role in Karnataka achieving the difficult target. This is Anvay's second century in the tournament. Batting first, Gujarat scored 357 runs at the loss of four wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Sameer Bhandari and Yash Panjwani scored centuries for the team. Both the batsmen made an unbeaten partnership of 217 runs in 19 overs for the fifth wicket, due to which Gujarat was successful in reaching a big score. Karnataka had a target of 358 runs to win, but Anvay and his fellow batsmen performed brilliantly and changed the course of the match.
While chasing the target, Karnataka team got excellent support from Anvay Dravid and Dhruv Krishnan. Wicketkeeper-captain Anvay scored 151 runs in 100 balls. His innings included 20 fours and three sixes. He kept the pressure on Gujarat's bowlers by hitting shots all around the ground. On the other hand, Dhruv Krishnan also batted aggressively and scored a century of 131 runs in 100 balls. There was an excellent partnership of 203 runs in 26 overs for the third wicket between Anvay and Dhruv. This partnership made Karnataka's path to victory easier. Both the batsmen did not give Gujarat bowlers a chance to make a comeback and the team reached the target at the loss of five wickets. With this win, Karnataka confirmed its place in the knockout stage.
Anvay Dravid's performance is continuously improving in the current season of Vinoo Mankad Trophy. Earlier, in the match against Chandigarh, he had scored 104 runs on only 62 balls. With the help of his innings, Karnataka won by 100 runs. After this, Anvay also batted aggressively against Delhi and scored 85 runs in 41 balls. In that match, Karnataka team had scored a huge score of 418 runs. Anvay's consecutive big innings show his batting ability and his style of taking responsibility as captain. The inning of 151 runs against Gujarat has once again proved his excellent form. Now all eyes will be on his performance in the upcoming matches of the tournament.