Away from all the bustle in one of the game’s popular outposts, Netherlands are hosting Nepal for a historic ODI series. While the opening match on Wednesday saw the visitors make their first ever appearance in ODIs, the second game on Friday contained another slice of history.
At the VRA Ground in Amstelveen, Nepal’s Rohit Kumar Paudel has become the fourth youngest player ever to debut in ODIs. Aged just 15 years and 335 days, the right-handed batsman joined a rare list of remarkably young debutants in the 50-over format at the highest level.
Nepal men’s cricket team has lived their dream as they have played the historic two-match One-Day Series (ODI) against the Netherlands.They created history by defeating the Netherlands by one run off the last ball to record their first ever one-day international victory. The match was special for Nepal’s Rohit Kumar Paudel, as he became the fourth-youngest men’s ODI debutant of all time.
Pakistan’s Hasan Raza remains the youngest to play an ODI. He made his debut against Zimbabwe in 1996, when he was just 14 years and 233 days.
Here is the list of top 10 Youngest ODI Cricket Debutantes:
| SR. NO. | PLAYER | COUNTRY | AGE | MATCH YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hasan Raza | Pakistan | 14 years 233 days | 1996 |
| 2. | Gurdeep Singh | Kenya | 15 years 258 days | 2013 |
| 3. | Nitish Roenick Kumar | Canada | 15 years 273 days | 2010 |
| 4. | Rohit Kumar Paudel | Nepal | 15 years 335 days | 2018 |
| 5. | Aaqib Javed | Pakistan | 16 years 127 days | 1988 |
| 6. | Yodhin Punja | UAE | 16 years 206 days | 2015 |
| 7. | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 16 years 215 days | 1996 |
| 8. | Ramveer Rai | UAE | 16 years 229 days | 2004 |
| 9. | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 16 years 238 days | 1989 |
| 10. | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Afghanistan | 16 years 252 days | 2017 |
Before Nepal’s Paudel, the most recent addition to the list was Kenya’s, Gurdeep Singh. He made his debut when he was 15 years and 258 days old. Gurdeep Singh played the first ODI match of his career against Afghanistan on October 4, 2013.
Canada’s Nitish Kumar is third on the list – he was 15 years and 273 days when he played Afghanistan in Sharjah in 2010.
Aaqib Javed of Pakistan, aged 16 years and 127 days when he played the Windies at Adelaide in 1988, completes the top five.
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is at the ninth position as he made his ODI debut for team India on December 18, 1989, aged 16 years and 238 days.
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