6 Records that Bangladesh players hold in International cricket

6. Youngest performers on Test debut:

In the recently concluded Chittagong Test against the Windies, off-spinner Nayeem Hasan made his Test debut. The 17-year-old ended up with figures of 5/61 in his maiden innings with the ball. Thus, he became the youngest player in Test history to claim a five-fer on debut.

Nayeem was 17 years and 356 days old when he completed his five-fer on the second day of the game. Australia’s Pat Cummins was the previous youngest to claim a 5-wicket haul on Test debut. He took 6/79 in South African’s 2nd innings on debut in the 2011 Test when he was 18 years and 196 days old.

Alongside the record for the youngest player to take a 5-fer on Test debut, the record for the youngest player to score a century on Test debut is also held by a Bangladesh player. Mohammad Ashraful is the youngest centurion in Test cricket at the age of 17 years and 63 days, scored on his debut only.

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