Top 10 Oldest cricketers to play T20Is

T20 is fast and adventurous. Fans love it. Since its inception in 2005, it has slowly grown into a giant format which has become a staple for many new age cricket fans. It’s an aggressive brand of cricket which is usually considered as a young man’s game. However, this is not a true fact. There has been a list of cricketers who have defied age and played this format with success. “Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter” is a popular quote in the field of sports. Here are the oldest cricketers to have featured in a T20I. 10. Trent Johnston – 39y 215d (Ireland): (Photo Source: ICC) The former Ireland captain has been a great contributor to game in the country. He made his ODI debut against Scotland in Belfast in 2008 and play till 2013. Johnston has also led his team in the 2009 and 2012 World T20s. The right-arm medium pacer’s career stretched 30 T20Is in which he scored 249 runs and took 32 wickets. He played his last T2oI against Afghanistan in 2013 at the age of 39 years and 215 days. It was a memorable one for him as he scored his first and the only half-century of his T20 career that match. 9. John Davison – 39y 277d (Canada): (Photo Source: Associated Press) John Davison made his debut at the age of 39y 277d against Kenya in 2010. It wasn’t a great one for him as he got out for duck and his team eventually lost the match. The middle order batsman went on to play only 5 T20Is. There were no memorable batting performances in his career with his highest score being just 19. Davison was also mediocre as he could only take 4 wickets with his best performance being 2/19 which came against Kenya. 8. Munir Dar – 40y 16d (Hong Kong) Munir Dar. (Photo Source: ICC) Munir Dar is an all-rounder from Hong Kong. He had a very short international career which consisted of just two T20Is and 2 ODIs. He played his last T20I debut at the age of 40 years and 16 days against Bangladesh on March 20, 2014 at Chittagong. Coming in at number seven, the Indian origin cricketer scored a quick 27 ball 36 before getting run out. 7. Sunil Dhaniram – 41y 116d (Canada) Canada’s Sunil Dhaniram. (Photo Source:ICC) Sunil Dhaniram is another cricketer of Indian descent. He was born in Guyana but played international cricket for Canada. He had a quite lengthy career for a player from associate nation with 44 ODIs and 11 T20Is. He played his last T20I aged 41 years 116 days versus Kenya in 2010 at the Dubai Spots City Ground. 6. Sanath Jayasuriya – 41y 360d (Sri Lanka): Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya. (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images) There have been many cricketers who have such ferocious approach towards batting. Jayasuriya was already 41 years and 360 days old when he played his last T20I after debuting in this format in the year 2006. Jayasuriya could feature in only 31 T20Is and scored 629 runs at a strike rate of 129.15. 5. Steve Tikolo – 42y 154d (Kenya): (Photo Source: ICC) Steve Tikolo is the most significant character Kenya’s cricket history. The former Kenyan skipper, who led his team to semi finals of the 2003 World Cup, was an aggressive middle order batsman. He played his last T20I at the age of 42 years and 154 days against Canada at Sharjah in 2013. Tikolo finished his T20 career with 345 runs from 15 games at a strike rate of 122.77. 4. Najeeb Amar – 42y 172d (Hong Kong) Najeeb Amar. (Photo Source: ICC) Najeeb Omar is a Pakistani origin cricketer who played for Hong Kong. The former skipper of the Hong Kong side played only one T20Is which was against Nepal at Chittagong in 2014 at the age of 42 years and 172 days. He took 1/29 in that match and did not feature in games for team in future. 3. Khurram Khan – 42y 273d (UAE): Khurram Khan. (Photo Source: ICC) Khurram Khan plays for the UAE and the Sagittarius Strikers in the Masters Champions league. He played only three T20Is after making his debut against Netherland in 2014. He last played for his team against Zimbabwe at Sylhet in the same year. He was 42 years and 273 days old at that time. 2. Brad Hogg – 43y 45d (Australia): Brad Hogg. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Brad Hogg is the most seasoned cricketer and the perhaps the best in the list. Hogg has defied age and has outclassed young cricketer almost half of his age with his performances in various T20 Leagues. However, his international career was very short and played only 15 T20Is, taking only 7 wickets. Hogg last played for Australia in 2014 against Pakistan aged 43 years and 45 days. 1. Mohammad Tauqir – 43y 179d (U.A.E): Mohammad Tauqir. (Photo Source:AFP) Mohammad Tauqir is the oldest cricketer to play T20s. Tauqir was 43 years 176 days when he made his debut against Scotland at Edinburg in 2015 during the Icc World T20 qualifier. Taukir, an off spinner by trade, has so far played only 3 T20Is, all of which came during the same tournament. His last outing came against Netherlands just three days after his debut. (All stats updated till 16th march) Also read: Top 10 captains with most wins in World T20

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