5 oldest Indian cricketers to have played a Test match

#3 Sachin Tendulkar - 40 years and 204 days

Sachin Tendulkar scored 74 in his final innings and signed off as one of cricket's greatest ever

Great cricketers usually have long careers and Sachin Tendulkar epitomised in the best way possible. He started off in Test cricket as a 16-year-old and by the time he played his final Test match in 2013, he became one of the oldest cricketers to represent India in a Test match. He remains the youngest ever Indian Test debutante as well.

His final Test match was a festival of sorts as India and indeed the rest of the cricketing world bade farewell to the best batsman since Donald Bradman. Tendulkar’s final appearance came in his hometown Mumbai and when he played that game he was 40 years and 204 days old. He scored 74 in his final innings and signed off from professional cricket as one of its greatest ever.