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Chawla joins select club
March 09, 2006 15:21 IST
Last Updated: March 10, 2006 17:40 IST
Piyush Chawla [Images] on Thursday became the second youngest cricketer to play for India when he stepped on to the field in the second Test against England [Images] in Mohali.
The Uttar Pradesh leg spinner, 17 years and 75 days old, ranks behind Sachin Tendulkar [Images] who made his debut at the age of 16 years and 205 days against Pakistan in 1989-90.
Chawla, however, heads the list of slow bowlers to have played for India including Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Maninder Singh.
The Indian is 16th on the all-time list topped by Pakistani Hasan Raza who played his first Test when he was 14 years and 227 days against Zimbabwe in 1996-97.
Youngest Test debutants for India:
(Age, player's name, debut against, venue and year):
16, 205 S Tendulkar, vs Pak, Karachi, 1989-90
17, 75 P Chawla, vs Eng, Mohali, 2005-06
17, 118 L Sivaramakrishnan, vs WI, Antigua, 1983
17, 152 PA Patel, vs Eng, Nottingham, 2002
17, 193 Maninder Singh, vs Pak, Karachi, 1982-83
17, 265 V Mehra, vs NZ, Mumbai, 1955-56
17, 265 Harbhajan Singh [Images], vs Aus, Bangalore, 1997-98
18, 13 A G Milkha Singh, vs Aus, Chennai, 1959-60
18, 249 Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, vs Eng, Mumbai, 1963-64
18, 270 Ravi Shastri, vs NZ, 1981
18, 288 Chetan Sharma, vs Pak, Lahore [Images], 1984-85
18, 312 S Venkataraghavan, vs NZ, Chennai, 1964-65
19, 9 Syed Mushtaq Ali, vs Eng, Kolkata, 1933-34
19, 85 Narendra Hirwani, vs WI, Chennai, 1987-88
19, 91 Mohinder Amarnath, vs Aus, Chennai, 1969-70
19, 106 P Bhandari, vs Pak, Karachi, 1956
19, 262 C S Nayudu, vs Eng, Kolkata, 1933-34.