5 Youngest debutants in T20I cricket

The first T20I match was played in the year 2005 between New Zealand and Australia. Since then, the format has caught up with the masses, and the fans have loved the fast-paced nature of T20I cricket. There have also been several youngsters who have made their debuts at a very young age in T20I cricket. Let’s take a look at five youngest debutants in T20Is.

5.Georgios Galanis

The Greece cricketer made his T20I debut at the age of 15 years and 128 days. He has featured in six T20I matches for his country and has scored 48 runs at an average of 16.00. The current 17-year-old has also scalped 11 wickets in his career.

4.George Sesay

Sesay was just 14 years and 311 days old when he first walked out in a T20I match for Sierra Leone. He has since then appeared in 10 T20Is and has scored 69 runs and taken 14 wickets. He is currently 15 years old.

3.Meet Bhavsar

The Kuwait cricketer was only 14 years and 211 days old when he made his T20I debut for his country. The current 17-year-old has featured in 13 T20I matches since then and has scored 185 runs in his T20I career.

2.Alkinoos Manatos

The Greece cricketer played his first T20I match at the age of 14 years and 207 days. He has played just one T20I match in his career. He has neither scored a run nor has he scalped a wicket in his career. He is currently 15 years old.

1.Marian Gherasim

The youngest debutant in the history of T20I cricket is Marian Gherasim. Having made his T20I debut for Romania at the age of 14 years and 16 days, Gherasim has played two T20I matches in his career. The right-arm pacer has scalped a solitary wicket in T20Is. He has not yet scored a run in T20I cricket. Gherasim’s current age is 15 years.