Afghanistan are set to make history by making their Test debut against India soon. With this historic match, one Afghanistan cricketer may break an old record of being the youngest in team’s debut Test match. He is none other than Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who has been picked for the historic Test. He is only 17-year-old. Moreover, four out of 16 players from Afghanistan Test squad are in their teenage; Mujeeb, Rashid Khan, Zahir Khan, and Wafadar. If Mujeeb gets to play this Test, then he will break Hanif Mohammad’s record of being the youngest on team’s debut Test. On that note, let’s take a look at five youngest players on their respective team’s debut Test.
At the age of 18 years 119 days, Ranjan Das made his only Test appearance, which was in Bangladesh’s maiden Test.
His only wicket in Tests was of Sadagoppan Ramesh in that match and never represented Bangladesh further.
Ranjan Das
Hanif Mohammad is the second most popular player in this list as he not just made his debut with Pakistan team at 17 years 300 days but also played for a long time.
Opening in his very first Test against India, Hanif scored 51 in the first innings at Delhi.
Hanif Mohammad
Australia’s Tom Garrett is the first in this list, who made his Test debut with team’s debut against England at Melbourne in 1877. He was only 18 years 232 days old and scored 18 not out in the first innings, which makes him also the first player to remain unbeaten at the end of an innings.
He took two wickets as well in that match and ended his career 11 years later after playing 19 Tests for Australia.
Tom Garrett
Who would have known that the then 18 years 78 days old Arjuna Ranatunga would lead the Sri Lankan side to World Cup victory 14 years after the team’s debut Test in 1982.
Sri Lanka made their debut in Tests against England at Colombo, in which Ranatunga scored 54 in the first innings.
Arjuna Ranatunga
