Indian cricketing prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi could become the youngest player to make his international debut for the country, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s 37-year-old record.
Should Suryavanshi earn his T20I debut cap during the first India vs Ireland T20I in Belfast on Friday, he will not only be India’s youngest ever debutant but also the youngest overall to make a T20I debut among full-member nations. At 15 years, 2 months and 30 days (16 years and 91 days), he will break Ireland’s Josh Little’s record, who debuted at the age of 16 years and 309 days against Hong Kong.
Pakistan’s Hasan Raza holds the record for being the youngest international debutant among full-member nations. He made his Test debut at just 14 years and 227 days old against Zimbabwe in October 1996.
Raza is followed by another Pakistani, Mushtaq Mohammad, who debuted at 15 years and 124 days against West Indies in 1959. Mohammad Sharif of Bangladesh is third on the list, having debuted at 15 years and 128 days against Zimbabwe in 2001. The legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who debuted for India at 16 years and 205 days against Pakistan in 1989, is fifth on this list. Interestingly, four out of the five youngest Test debutants are from Pakistan.