Youngest Indian debutants in Test, ODI & T20I: Full List as Sooryavanshi chases Tendulkar’s record

3 min readJun 26, 2026 08:40 AM IST

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has Sachin Tendulkar's 1989 record in sight. (X/SLC)

Batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is on the cusp of making history. The 15-year-old is the youngest Indian man ever to receive a national team call-up, and he could break the great Sachin Tendulkar’s record to become the youngest Indian debutant in international cricket if India decide to play him in the first T20I against Ireland.

With a new captain in Shreyas Iyer, India have moved on from Suryakumar Yadav. A new generation will get things started in Belfast, where the Men in Blue are slated to play two T20Is against Ireland before heading to England for a five-match T20I series.

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Sooryavanshi has taken the cricketing world by storm, setting new records every time he steps onto the field in his young career. On Friday, he will have his sights set on Tendulkar’s record. The legendary batter currently holds the distinction of being India’s youngest male international debutant, having made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of 16 years and 205 days.

Tendulkar is also India’s youngest ODI debutant among men, having made his 50-over debut against the same opposition 33 days after his Test debut.

In men’s T20Is, Washington Sundar holds the record as India’s youngest debutant, having made his debut at 18 years and 80 days against Sri Lanka.

Here is the list of youngest debutants for India in international cricket across formats:

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Youngest male Indian debutants in Test format

Player

Age

Opposition

Date

Sachin Tendulkar

16y 205d

Pakistan

Nov 15, 1989

Piyush Chawla

17y 75d

England

Mar 9, 2006

L. Sivaramakrishnan

17y 118d

West Indies

Apr 28, 1983

Parthiv Patel

17y 152d

England

Aug 8, 2002

Maninder Singh

17y 193d

Pakistan

Dec 23, 1982

Sachin Tendulkar is India’s youngest Test debutant, having made his debut at just 16 years and 205 days against Pakistan in 1989. He is followed by Piyush Chawla (17y 75d vs England) and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (17y 118d vs West Indies). Wicketkeeper batter Parthiv Patel and spinner Maninder Singh have also made their Test debut before turning 18.

Youngest male Indian debutants in ODI format

Player

Age

Opposition

Date

Sachin Tendulkar

16y 238d

Pakistan

Dec 18, 1989

Maninder Singh

17y 222d

Pakistan

Jan 21, 1983

Harbhajan Singh

17y 288d

New Zealand

Apr 17,1998

Parthiv Patel

17y 302d

New Zealand

Jan 4, 2003

Laxmi Ratan Shukla

17y 320d

Sri Lanka

Mar 22, 1999

Chetan Sharma

17y 338d

West Indies

Dec 17, 1983

Sachin Tendulkar also holds the record for India’s youngest ODI debutant, debuting at 16 years and 238 days against Pakistan in 1989. Maninder Singh (17y 222d vs Pakistan) and Harbhajan Singh (17y 288d vs New Zealand) complete the top three.

Youngest male Indian debutants in T20I format

Player

Age

Opposition

Date

Washington Sundar

18y 80d

Sri Lanka

Dec 24, 2017

Rishabh Pant

19y 120d

England

Feb 1, 2017

Ishant Sharma

19y 152d

Australia

Feb 1, 2008

Rahul Chahar

20y 2d

West Indies

Aug 6, 2019

Suresh Raina

20y 4d

South Africa

Dec 1, 2006

Washington Sundar is India’s youngest T20I debutant, having made his debut at 18 years and 80 days against Sri Lanka in 2017. He is followed by Rishabh Pant (19y 120d vs England) and Ishant Sharma (19y 152d vs Australia).