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Pathan second youngest to open India's bowling
Rajneesh Gupta |
December 12, 2003 11:47 IST
Last Updated: December 12, 2003 17:09 IST
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 |