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Dravid is the oldest player to make T20 debut

September 01, 2011 09:09 IST
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Rahul Dravid [ Images ] became the oldest player to make Twenty20 [ Images ] International debut for a Test-playing country in the one-off T20 match between India [ Images ] and England [ Images ].

Two players have made their debut at older age than Dravid, but they both are from Canada [ Images ].

The previous record of being the oldest debutant in T20Is for a full member nation was held by West Indies' [ Images ] Floyd Reifer. Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] held the previous Indian record at 33 years 221 days.

Oldest T20I debutants from Test playing countries

Age

Player

Teams

Venue

Season

38 Y 232 D

Rahul Dravid

Ind v Eng

Manchester

2011

37 Y   10 D

Floyd Reifer

WI v Ban

Basseterre

2009

36 Y 350 D

Sanath Jayasuriya [ Images ]

SL v Eng

Southampton

2006

36 Y 178 D

Inzamam-ul-Haq [ Images ]

Pak v Eng

Bristol

2006

36 Y   84 D

Mohammad Rafique

Ban v Zim

Khulna

2006-07

36 Y   80 D

Paul Nixon

Eng v Aus

Sydney [ Images ]

2006-07

36 Y   30 D

Marvan Atapattu [ Images ]

SL v NZ

Wellington

2006-07

Compiled by Rajneesh Gupta