# Sehwag and Dravid sons play together for India U-19 in Rajkot win

2026-09-18T11:17:00+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

Aaryavir Sehwag and Anvay Dravid played together for India Under-19 in Rajkot on Friday, as their fathers Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid once did for the senior team. Aaryavir made his India U-19 debut, scoring 28 off 26 balls, while Anvay hit 38 off 18 balls. India beat Australia Under-19 by seven runs in a rain-shortened 20-over Youth ODI. Yashbardhan Chauhan top-scored with 54 off 34 balls and also took 2 for 28. Australia's Jack Czosnek made 55, but his dismissal in the 19th over ended the chase. India posted 182 for six and held Australia to 175 for seven. Sehwag watched from the stands as his son opened the batting. Anvay Dravid, 17, is eligible for the 2028 ICC U-19 World Cup. The second Youth ODI of the three-match series is on September 21.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All three outlets report the same basic match facts and the nostalgia angle of the sons of Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid playing together for India U-19. Sportstar leads with the emotional throwback to a past era, emphasising the generational continuity. Times Now focuses on Aaryavir's debut and eligibility timelines for future tournaments, adding structural context. Times of India leads with the match result and provides detailed scorelines. The coverage is uniformly neutral straight reporting with no ideological slant. The notable gap is that no source discusses the broader performance of the India U-19 team's bowling attack or the quality of the Australian batting beyond the top order. The series continues with the second Youth ODI on September 21 in Rajkot.

## Coverage

- sportstar.thehindu.com (neutral report) <https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/sehwag-dravid-sons-aaryavir-anvay-batting-india-u19-australia-odi-match/article71480315.ece>
  Leads with nostalgic generational framing, soft feature tone
- timesnownews.com (neutral report) <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/virender-sehwags-son-aaryavir-makes-india-u-19-debut-dravid-also-in-xi-article-156181101>
  Leads with Aaryavir's debut and eligibility details, structural focus
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/dravid-sehwag-and-yashbardhan-chauhan-shine-as-india-u-19-edge-australia-by-seven-runs-in-rajkot-youth-odi/articleshow/134337083.cms>
  Leads with match result and full scoreboard, wire-style reporting

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