Top 10 Youngest players to make ODI debut
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6. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) – 16 Years 215 Days:
The boom-boom all-rounder from Pakistan, who has the record of taking most wickets in T20I cricket, made his ODI debut at the age of 16. Afridi was picked into the ODI team during the four-nation Sameer Cup 1996–97 as a leg spinner replacing the injured Mushtaq Ahmed. He did not get a chance to bat and couldn’t pick any wicket either. It was during his second match, and his first international innings, when he was promoted to the number 3 spot, that he scored the fastest ODI century at that time. He brought up his century in just 37 balls and announced his arrival in grand style. He also became the youngest player to score an ODI century. Since then, he has represented Pakistan in 398 ODIs and has scored over 8000 runs and picked up 395 wickets.
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