Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has made his much-awaited India debut in the second T20I against England, becoming the second-youngest men's international cricketer among full-member sides.
Youngest debutants for India in international cricket: Sooryavanshi breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record
Sooryavanshi broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 37-year-old record to become the youngest men's debutant for India in international cricket. Tendulkar made his international bow against Pakistan at the age of 16 years and 205 days in November 1989 in the Karachi Test. Sooryavanshi got a chance to don the Indian jersey at the age of 15 years and 99 days.
Piyush Chawla, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Parthiv Patel complete the top five of the youngest international debutants for India. While Chawla took the field against England in a Test in March 2006 at the age of 17 years and 75 days, Sivaramakrishnan was only 17 years and 118 days old on his debut for India.
Player | Age | Format | Opposition | Venue | Start Date |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 15y 99d | T20I | England | Manchester | 4 July, 2026 |
Sachin Tendulkar | 16y 205d | Test | Pakistan | Karachi | 15 November, 1989 |
Piyush Chawla | 17y 75d | Test | England | Mohali | 9 March, 2006 |
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 17y 118d | Test | West Indies | St John’s | 28 April, 1983 |
Parthiv Patel | 17y 152d | Test | England | Nottingham | 8 August, 2002 |
Maninder Singh | 17y 193d | Test | Pakistan | Karachi | 23 December, 1982 |
Harbhajan Singh | 17y 265d | Test | Australia | Bengaluru | 25 March, 1998 |
Vijay Mehra | 17y 265d | Test | New Zealand | Mumbai | 2 December, 1955 |
Laxmi Ratan Shukla | 17y 30d | ODI | Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 22 March, 1999 |
Chetan Sharma | 17y 338d | ODI | West Indies | Jamshedpur | 7 December, 1983 |
Youngest debutants in international cricket: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi takes second spot among full-member sides
As for the all-time list for full-member sides, Sooryavanshi becomes the second-youngest men's player to make his international debut. Pakistan's Hasan Raza remains the youngest-ever international debutant, doing so at the age of 14 years and 227 days in October 1986 against Zimbabwe.
Notably, five out of the top eight players on this list are from Pakistan, with Mushtaq Mohammad, Aaqib Javed, Shahid Afridi and Aftab Baloch being the others. With Sooryavanshi’s entry on the list, Tendulkar is now the sixth youngest debutant in international cricket.
Player (Country) | Age | Format | Opposition | Venue | Start Date |
Hasan Raza (Pakistan) | 14y 227d | Test | Zimbabwe | Faisalabad | 24 October, 1996 |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (India) | 15y 99d | T20I | England | Manchester | 4 July, 2026 |
Mohammad Sharif (Bangladesh) | 15y 116d | ODI | Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 April, 2001 |
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan) | 15y 124d | Test | West Indies | Lahore | 26 March, 1959 |
Aaqib Javed (Pakistan) | 16y 127d | ODI | West Indies | Adelaide | 10 December, 1988 |
Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 16y 205d | Test | Pakistan | Karachi | 15 November, 1989 |
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 16y 215d | ODI | Kenya | Nairobi | 2 October, 1996 |
Aftab Baloch (Pakistan) | 16y 221d | Test | New Zealand | Dhaka | 8 November, 1969 |
Talha Jubair (Bangladesh) | 16y 223d | Test | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 21 July, 2002 |
Nasim-ul-Ghani | 16y 248d | Test | West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 June, 1958 |
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