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Sumil Yadav· 8 years ago
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Who is the youngest Test debutant in the history of Test cricket?

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Updated on05/27/26

Hasan Raza is officially recognized as the youngest player to debut in Test cricket history. He made his Test debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe in 1996 at the age of just 14 years and 227 days. His debut created huge attention in the cricket world because playing international Test cricket at such a young age is extremely rare. Over the years, there have been debates and discussions about his exact age, but official cricket records still list him as the youngest Test debutant. Honestly, making a Test debut in the early teenage years is considered almost unbelievable in modern cricket because competition and fitness standards are now much tougher.

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The youngest Test debutant in cricket history is Hasan Raza from Pakistan. He made his debut at just 14 years and 227 days old back in 1996. It’s still one of the most surprising records in cricket, and no one has come close to breaking it in modern times.

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Updated on04/18/26

In the record book of Test cricket nothing is more exciting to see a young player make a mark against the best in the world. Test cricket has witnessed many great very young cricketers who were only in their teens made a significant impact on international cricket.

Pakistan's Hasan Raza was at the age of 14 created a history by becoming the youngest Test and ODI debutant in cricket history in October 1996. The Karachi-born batsman played seven Tests and 16 ODIs in his international career during 1996-2005. Due to on and off field injuries he could not leave an impact on the cricket history and had a short start-stop international career.

However, from India's side Sachin Tendulkar who made his international debut at the age of 16 still holds the record of youngest Test and ODI debutant for India.

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Answered on07/15/20

Hasan Raza 14y 227d Zimbabwe

Mushtaq Mohammad 15y 124d West Indies

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That’s how it has always been. Like since inception, cricket has been perceived as more appealing than other sports. And with personalities like that of Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Azhar, Sehwag, Dravid, Sachin, Dhoni and more, its popularity only spiked high.

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Shaw is now the seventh youngest player in Test cricket history to score a hundred on debut. On Wednesday, the Indian team management announced Shaw would make his Test debut against West Indies in Rajkot. He was part of the Indian squad for the final two Tests in England but he did not get to play a game.
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