5 Oldest debutants in the history of ODIs

There has always been a common perception that youngsters would go on to make international debut if they come up with spectacular performances in domestic cricket.

While the young players perfectly cater to the needs and demands of this challenging sport, there are older ones who have announced their arrival and proved that age is just a number.

Despite age being on their side, some older people went on to breach the age barrier by doing their bit for the national cricket team. In this article, we will now take a look at the five oldest debutants in the history of ODIs.

1. Nolan Clarke (47y 240d)

Nolan Clarke is the oldest player ever to make a debut in One-Day Internationals. Nolan Clarke who represented the Netherlands cricket team made his ODI debut against New Zealand in Vadodara in 1996. He scored 50 runs in five games.

2. Norman Gifford (44y 359d)

Norman Gifford is the second oldest player ever to make an ODI debut. The former England cricketer made his ODI debut against Australia in Sharjah in 1985. He played only two ODIs for England wherein he took four wickets to his name.

3. Rahul Sharma (43y 306d)

Rahul Sharma made his ODI debut for Hong Kong as a skipper in the Asia Cup against Bangladesh in Colombo in 2004. In the two ODIs he played for Hong Kong, he scored 11 runs to his name.

4. Lennie Louw (43y 236d)

Lennie Louw is the fourth oldest player ever to make his debut in the history of ODIs. The former Namibian cricketer made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2003. In his solitary ODI appearance, he took one wicket to his name.

5. Flavian Aponso (43y 112d)

The former Dutch cricketer, Flavian Aponso made his ODI debut against New Zealand in Vadodara in 1996. He scored 120 runs in 5 ODIs including one fifty.