List of Youngest Male Cricketers To Debut for India
15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest male cricketer to make his debut for India after he was selected for the team ahead of Sachin Tendulkar in the Twenty20 International match against England on Saturday.
The youngster has been considered one of the most exciting prospects in cricket ever since he made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for the Rajasthan Royals in 2025, when he was just 14 years old.
He built up his reputation in this year’s IPL, finishing as Rajasthan’s top run-scorer with 776 runs in 16 matches and breaking Chris Gayle’s record of hitting most sixes in a season.
He was named both the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Most Emerging Player in the competition and was called up for the T20I series against Ireland and England.
Sooryavanshi was unable to make his debut against Ireland as India suffered a shocking 2-0 series defeat.
Here is the list of youngest male cricketers to debut for India in various formats:
|
Actor |
Age |
First out against |
Format |
|
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
15 years, 99 days |
England 4 July 2026 |
T20I |
|
Sachin Tendulkar |
16 years 205 days |
Pakistan on 15 November 1989 |
Test |
|
Parthiv Patel |
17 years, 152 days |
England on 8 August 2002 |
Test |
|
Maninder Singh |
17 years, 193 days |
Pakistan, 23 December 1982 |
Test |
|
Harbhajan Singh |
17 years 265 days |
Australia on 25 March 1998 |
Test |
