Youngest T20I debutants for India

India is known to produce some exciting cricketing talents. While most of them have to grind hard to get a cut in the Indian cricket team, there have been several young cricketers who have barged into the Men in Blue squad after performing extremely well in the domestic arena. In this article, we will talk about the three youngest T20I debutants for India.

3. Ishant Sharma, 19y 152d, India v Australia, Melbourne, February 1, 2008

The lanky pacer from Delhi, Ishant Sharma made his debut against Australia. The right-arm pacer did not have much of a say in that match as he bowled just eight deliveries and gave away as many runs. To note, it was the same tour where he troubled the legendary Ricky Ponting with his excellent lines and lengths before dismissing him.

2. Rishabh Pant, 19y 120d, India v England, Bengaluru, February 1, 2017

It was a match where leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal completely bamboozled the English batting line-up as he scalped six wickets in his four-over quota and gave away just 25 runs. The wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who made his debut, played only three balls and stayed unbeaten on five runs. Since then, Pant has become an integral part of the Indian squad not only in T20Is but in ODIs and Tests as well.

1. Washington Sundar, 18y 80d, India v Sri Lanka, Mumbai, December 24, 2017

The youngest-ever debutant for team India in T20I cricket is Washington Sundar. The off-spinner made his debut against Sri Lanka in 2017. In that match, he dismissed the aggressive Kusal Perera cheaply. That was the only wicket the right-arm off-spinner bagged in that match, returning figures of 4-0-22-1 with team India completing an easy victory over the visiting team by five wickets.