Youngest players in Tests
Youngest players
Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
14y 227d | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1996 | Test # 1337 | |
15y 124d | Pakistan | v West Indies | Lahore | 26 Mar 1959 | Test # 473 | |
15y 128d | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 19 Apr 2001 | Test # 1543 | |
16y 189d | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1989 | Test # 1115 | |
16y 205d | India | v Pakistan | Karachi | 15 Nov 1989 | Test # 1127 | |
16y 221d | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 8 Nov 1969 | Test # 665 | |
16y 223d | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 21 Jul 2002 | Test # 1609 | |
16y 248d | Pakistan | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
16y 279d | Pakistan | v Australia | Brisbane | 21 Nov 2019 | Test # 2368 | |
16y 320d | Bangladesh | v England | Dhaka | 21 Oct 2003 | Test # 1665 | |
16y 352d | Pakistan | v England | Nottingham | 1 Jul 1954 | Test # 388 | |
17y 5d | Pakistan | v West Indies | Karachi | 15 Nov 1990 | Test # 1154 | |
17y 61d | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
17y 68d | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 4 Jun 1992 | Test # 1189 | |
17y 73d | Bangladesh | v India | Chattogram | 17 Dec 2004 | Test # 1727 | |
17y 75d | India | v England | Mohali | 9 Mar 2006 | Test # 1788 | |
17y 78d | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 4 Mar 1999 | Test # 1447 | |
17y 78d | Afghanistan | v India | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 | Test # 2307 | |
17y 82d | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 4 Jul 2009 | Test # 1921 | |
17y 118d | India | v West Indies | St John's | 28 Apr 1983 | Test # 956 | |
17y 122d | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 11 Jan 1930 | Test # 187 | |
17y 129d | Pakistan | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Feb 1998 | Test # 1403 | |
17y 152d | India | v England | Nottingham | 8 Aug 2002 | Test # 1612 | |
17y 164d | Afghanistan | v Ireland | Dehradun | 15 Mar 2019 | Test # 2351 | |
17y 189d | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
17y 193d | India | v Pakistan | Karachi | 23 Dec 1982 | Test # 942 | |
17y 239d | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 | Test # 365 | |
17y 245d | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 | Test # 386 | |
17y 265d | India | v New Zealand | Brabourne | 2 Dec 1955 | Test # 417 | |
17y 265d | India | v Australia | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 | Test # 1413 | |
17y 267d | Afghanistan | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 5 Sep 2019 | Test # 2361 | |
17y 300d | Pakistan | v India | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 | Test # 355 | |
17y 323d | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Multan | 3 Sep 2003 | Test # 1658 | |
17y 341d | Pakistan | v Australia | Karachi | 4 Dec 1959 | Test # 481 | |
17y 352d | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Harare | 27 Jul 2001 | Test # 1553 | |
17y 364d | Pakistan | v India | Karachi | 15 Nov 1989 | Test # 1127 | |
18y 10d | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 6 Feb 1997 | Test # 1354 | |
18y 13d | India | v Australia | Chennai | 13 Jan 1960 | Test # 486 | |
18y 17d | Bangladesh | v England | Lord's | 26 May 2005 | Test # 1751 | |
18y 26d | Pakistan | v Australia | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 | Test # 569 | |
18y 31d | West Indies | v Pakistan | Lahore | 26 Mar 1959 | Test # 473 | |
18y 34d | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 8 Nov 2001 | Test # 1566 | |
18y 41d | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Rawalpindi | 27 Mar 1965 | Test # 585 | |
18y 44d | Pakistan | v England | Lord's | 10 Jun 1954 | Test # 387 | |
18y 53d | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 6 May 2004 | Test # 1698 | |
18y 66d | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Bulawayo | 19 Jul 2001 | Test # 1551 | |
18y 78d | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
18y 81d | Sri Lanka | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
18y 90d | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 6 May 2004 | Test # 1698 | |
18y 105d | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 | |
18y 109d | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 6 Jan 2005 | Test # 1733 | |
18y 119d | Bangladesh | v India | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2000 | Test # 1512 | |
18y 126d | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 17 Dec 2022 | Test # 2483 | |
18y 131d | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 12 Mar 2000 | Test # 1489 | |
18y 136d | Pakistan | v India | Chennai | 3 Feb 1987 | Test # 1066 | |
18y 147d | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 | Test # 1415 | |
18y 148d | Bangladesh | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 20 Jan 2017 | Test # 2248 | |
18y 149d | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
18y 167d | Afghanistan | v Ireland | Dehradun | 15 Mar 2019 | Test # 2351 | |
18y 170d | West Indies | v Pakistan | Basseterre | 20 May 2011 | Test # 1993 | |
18y 173d | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
18y 186d | Pakistan | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
18y 192d | Pakistan | v England | Lahore | 15 Nov 2000 | Test # 1513 | |
18y 193d | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 17 Nov 2011 | Test # 2018 | |
18y 197d | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 24 Mar 1933 | Test # 225 | |
18y 198d | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 6 May 2004 | Test # 1698 | |
18y 208d | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Jul 2002 | Test # 1611 | |
18y 208d | Pakistan | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 30 Apr 2017 | Test # 2260 | |
18y 212d | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Harare | 31 Jan 1995 | Test # 1285 | |
18y 220d | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Jul 2002 | Test # 1611 | |
18y 232d | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 | Test # 1 | |
18y 235d | Pakistan | v Australia | Karachi | 22 Oct 1998 | Test # 1427 | |
18y 236d | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Jan 1985 | Test # 1010 | |
18y 239d | Afghanistan | v Zimbabwe | Abu Dhabi | 2 Mar 2021 | Test # 2413 | |
18y 241d | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 3 Jun 1971 | Test # 687 | |
18y 241d | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Abu Dhabi | 3 Dec 2018 | Test # 2332 | |
18y 242d | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 | Test # 371 | |
18y 249d | India | v England | Brabourne | 21 Jan 1964 | Test # 552 | |
18y 252d | Afghanistan | v India | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 | Test # 2307 | |
18y 253d | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Peshawar | 8 Sep 1995 | Test # 1304 | |
18y 256d | Pakistan | v England | Lord's | 25 Jul 1996 | Test # 1330 | |
18y 260d | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 4 Dec 1964 | Test # 570 | |
18y 265d | India | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 25 May 2007 | Test # 1833 | |
18y 267d | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 29 Jul 1931 | Test # 210 | |
18y 270d | India | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
18y 283d | Bangladesh | v West Indies | Chattogram | 22 Nov 2018 | Test # 2328 | |
18y 288d | India | v Pakistan | Lahore | 17 Oct 1984 | Test # 995 | |
18y 290d | Bangladesh | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 4 Jan 2008 | Test # 1859 | |
18y 292d | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 8 Mar 2001 | Test # 1533 | |
18y 292d | Bangladesh | v England | Lord's | 26 May 2005 | Test # 1751 | |
18y 295d | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Wellington | 22 Jan 1965 | Test # 574 | |
18y 298d | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
18y 311d | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
18y 316d | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
18y 318d | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1996 | Test # 1336 | |
18y 323d | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
18y 329d | India | v West Indies | Rajkot | 4 Oct 2018 | Test # 2319 | |
18y 331d | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Multan | 3 Sep 2003 | Test # 1658 | |
18y 332d | Afghanistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 2 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
18y 340d | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1995 | Test # 1320 | |
18y 351d | Bangladesh | v New Zealand | Chattogram | 26 Oct 2004 | Test # 1717 | |
18y 353d | Pakistan | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1995 | Test # 1311 | |
18y 361d | Bangladesh | v England | Chattogram | 20 Oct 2016 | Test # 2225 | |
18y 363d | Bangladesh | v West Indies | Dhaka | 8 Dec 2002 | Test # 1630 | |
18y 363d | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Gros Islet | 20 Jun 2003 | Test # 1648 |
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
India v Bangladesh at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Sep 27-Oct 1, 2024 [Test # 2552]
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, 2nd Test, Sep 26-29, 2024 [Test # 2551]
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, 1st Test, Sep 18-23, 2024 [Test # 2549]