'Dravid' vs 'Sehwag' Clash At BCCI Tournament As Next Generation Takes Over

11.12.2023 - 15:43 sports.ndtv.com

It has been close to a decade since a BCCI tournament scorecard featured two of Indian cricket's greatest names -- Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid.

However, the three-day match between Karnataka and Delhi in the Vijay Merchant Trophy National U-16 boys' tourney, which started on Monday, certainly had a different zing to it as the team list featured a Dravid and a Sehwag, albeit for rival sides.

Karnataka U-16 captain Anvay Dravid and Delhi's dashing opening batter Aryavir Sehwag are fighting it out for their respective state teams.

While they met with contrasting results on Day 1-- Dravid junior getting out for a duck while junior Sehwag remaining unbeaten on 50, the 'Sehwag vs Dravid' contest in junior cricket was as enticing as it could get.

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The on-field rivalry between Venkatesh Prasad and Aamir Sohail during the India vs Pakistan match in the Cricket World Cup 1996 quarter-finals holds a special place in history books. Any match between India and Pakistan guarantee a competitive environment and the two cricketers took it to another level with their battle. Anwar slammed a delivery from Prasad on the off-side and on the next ball, he pointed towards that direction once again to suggest that he will be repeating his feat. However, Prasad had a different ending in mind as his next delivery crashed into Sohail's stumps to leave him stunned.

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South Africa is a pace bowler's paradise. The bounce and swing on offer often make travelling teams ditch their traditional plans for a pace-heavy attack in a bid to ace the South African challenge. As the Indian team reached Centurion for the first Test, expectations were from the management to field 4 pacers and just one spinner. As fans looked to track the practice sessions to understand the bowling composition India will proceed with, many were left surprised to see the head coach Rahul Dravid bowl.

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