5 Current IPL cricketers who were less than 5 years old when MS Dhoni made his debut

4. Washington Sundar

Washington Sundar is another player who wasn’t even 5 years old when the Indian legend MS Dhoni entered international cricket. The 19-year-old has played for India and done well, although he’s not quite in the scheme of things these days. A quality spinner with good fielding skills, Washington always has a lot to offer to whichever team he plays for. He is a part of RCB’s squad this season.

Sundar, after Ravi Ashwin‘s injury, was called for trials by Rising Pune Supergiant alongside the experienced Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Parvez Rasool, for IPL 2017. He not only had to be better than Parvez Rasool on that day but also had to bowl to and impress quality batsmen like Steven Smith, if at all he wanted to be a part of the IPL that year.

As it turned out, the young Tamil Nadu cricketer did both and went on to make his IPL debut. He performed magnificently that season, but couldn’t win the IPL as RPS lost the final to Mumbai Indians by just 1 run to finish as runners-up.