Irfan Pathan became one of the younger players to play in a Test for India when he made his debut against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. Only 12 players younger than Pathan have played for India in a Test.
More significantly, the Baroda bowler is the youngest player after Chetan Sharma to open the bowling for India in a Test.
Youngest players to open bowling for India
|
Yrs |
Days |
Player |
Vs |
Tst |
Venue |
Season |
|
18 |
288 |
C Sharma |
Pak |
1st |
Lahore |
1984-85 |
|
19 |
46 |
IK Pathan |
Aus |
2nd |
Adelaide |
2003-04 |
|
19 |
91 |
M Amarnath |
Aus |
5th |
Madras MAC |
1969-70 |
|
19 |
173 |
HT Dani |
Pak |
3rd |
Bombay BS |
1952-53 |
|
19 |
232 |
RB Desai |
WI |
5th |
Delhi |
1958-59 |
|
19 |
283 |
N Kapil Dev |
Pak |
1st |
Faisalabad |
1978-79 |
|
19 |
302 |
A Nehra |
SL |
1st |
Colombo SSC |
1998-99 |
|
20 |
74 |
Harvinder Singh |
Aus |
1st |
Madras |
1997-98 |
|
20 |
307 |
AB Agarkar |
Zim |
1st |
Harare |
1998-99 |
|
21 |
128 |
S Guha |
Eng |
1st |
Headingley |
1967 |
|
21 |
143 |
VB Ranjane |
WI |
2nd |
Kanpur |
1958-59 |
|
21 |
182 |
RJ Shastri |
WI |
4th |
Bombay WS |
1983-84 |
|
21 |
204 |
L Amar Singh |
Eng |
1st |
Lord's |
1932 |
|
21 |
242 |
M Prabhakar |
Eng |
2nd |
Delhi |
1984-85 |
|
21 |
243 |
ED Solkar |
Aus |
2nd |
Kanpur |
1969-70 |
|
21 |
329 |
Mahomed Nissar |
Eng |
1st |
Lord's |
1932 |
|
21 |
361 |
Surendranath |
WI |
3rd |
Calcutta |
1958-59 |
Youngest Indian Test players
|
Yrs |
Days |
Player |
Vs |
Tst |
Venue |
Season |
|
16 |
205 |
SR Tendulkar |
Pak |
1st |
Karachi |
1989-90 |
|
17 |
118 |
L Sivaramakrishnan |
WI |
5th |
St. John's |
1982-83 |
|
17 |
152 |
PA Patel |
Eng |
2nd |
Trent Bridge |
2002 |
|
17 |
193 |
Maninder Singh |
Pak |
2nd |
Karachi |
1982-83 |
|
17 |
265 |
VL Mehra |
NZ |
2nd |
Bombay BS |
1955-56 |
|
17 |
265 |
Harbhajan Singh |
Aus |
3rd |
Bangalore |
1997-98 |
|
18 |
13 |
AG Milkha Singh |
Aus |
4th |
Madras (Corp.) |
1959-60 |
|
18 |
249 |
BS Chandrasekhar |
Eng |
2nd |
Bombay BS |
1963-64 |
|
18 |
270 |
RJ Shastri |
NZ |
1st |
Wellington |
1980-81 |
|
18 |
288 |
C Sharma |
Pak |
1st |
Lahore |
1984-85 |
|
18 |
312 |
S Venkataraghavan |
NZ |
1st |
Madras (Corp.) |
1964-65 |
|
19 |
19 |
Mushtaq Ali |
Eng |
2nd |
Calcutta |
1933-34 |
|
19 |
46 |
IK Pathan |
Aus |
2nd |
Adelaide |
2003-04 |
|
19 |
85 |
ND Hirwani |
WI |
4th |
Madras MAC |
1987-88 |
|
19 |
91 |
P Bhandari |
Pak |
5th |
Karachi |
1954-55 |
|
19 |
91 |
M Amarnath |
Aus |
5th |
Madras MAC |
1969-70 |
|
19 |
92 |
M Kaif |
SA |
2nd |
Bangalore |
1999-00 |
|
19 |
171 |
AK Sengupta |
WI |
4th |
Madras (Corp.) |
1958-59 |
|
19 |
173 |
HT Dani |
Pak |
3rd |
Bombay BS |
1952-53 |
|
19 |
231 |
RB Desai |
WI |
5th |
Delhi |
1958-59 |
|
19 |
262 |
CS Nayudu |
Eng |
2nd |
Calcutta |
1933-34 |
|
19 |
283 |
N Kapil Dev |
Pak |
1st |
Faisalabad |
1978-79 |
|
19 |
293 |
DB Vengsarkar |
NZ |
1st |
Auckland |
1975-76 |
|
19 |
296 |
A Kumble |
Eng |
2nd |
Old Trafford |
1990 |
|
19 |
301 |
A Nehra |
SL |
1st |
Colombo SSC |
1998-99 |
|
20 |
23 |
NS Sidhu |
WI |
3rd |
Ahmedabad |
1983-84 |
|
20 |
39 |
ML Apte |
Pak |
3rd |
Bombay BS |
1952-53 |
|
20 |
73 |
Harvinder Singh |
Aus |
1st |
Madras MAC |
1997-98 |
|
20 |
90 |
V Razdan |
Pak |
2nd |
Faisalabad |
1989-90 |
|
20 |
91 |
BK Kunderan |
Aus |
3rd |
Bombay BS |
1959-60 |
|
20 |
95 |
VL Manjrekar |
Eng |
3rd |
Calcutta |
1951-52 |
|
20 |
97 |
BS Bedi |
WI |
2nd |
Calcutta |
1966-67 |
|
20 |
107 |
ML Jaisimha |
Eng |
2nd |
Lord's |
1959 |
|
20 |
126 |
AA Baig |
Eng |
4th |
Old Trafford |
1959 |
|
20 |
127 |
A Ratra |
WI |
2nd |
Port-of-Spain |
2001-02 |
|
20 |
191 |
MM Sood |
Aus |
4th |
Madras (Corp.) |
1959-60 |
|
20 |
208 |
SLV Raju |
NZ |
1st |
Christchurch |
1989-90 |
|
20 |
276 |
GR Viswanath |
Aus |
2nd |
Kanpur |
1969-70 |
|
20 |
307 |
AB Agarkar |
Zim |
1st |
Harare |
1998-99 |
|
20 |
325 |
A Gandotra |
NZ |
3rd |
Hyderabad |
1969-70 |
|
20 |
342 |
Nawab of Pataudi Jr. |
Eng |
3rd |
Delhi |
1961-62 |