5 youngest debutants in International Cricket

Aftab Baloch (Pakistan)

The fourth Pakistani on the list, Aftab Baloch is a name that not many know of and yet he had made news when he made his Test debut at the age of 16 years and 221 days against New Zealand at Dhaka in 1969.

A fluent right-handed batsman, Aftab could not make much of a mark and got to play just two Tests for Pakistan; scoring 97 runs in them with a highest score of 60 not out against West Indies. Aftab garnered a lot of news when he scored a mammoth 428 in a domestic match - for Sind against Baluchistan in 1973.

However, that did not help him make his name in the national side which was teeming with great batsmen.

---

Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Venue	Match Date
Hasan Raza	14 years and 227 days	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	Faislabad	24 October 1996
Mushtaq Mohammad	15 years and 224 days	Pakistan	West Indies	Lahore	26 March 1959
Aaqib Javed	16 years and 189 days	Pakistan	New Zealand	Wellington	10 February 1989
Sachin Tendulkar	16 years and 205 days	India	Pakistan	Karachi	15 November 1989
Aftab Baloch	16 years and 221 days	Pakistan	New Zealand	Dhaka	8 November 1969