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IPL, apart from being the moneyspinner for BCCI, has played its part in developing the young talents of the country. Domestic cricketers who struggled to make a living previously have an opportunity now to get paid in the IPL quite handsomely.
IPL has paved way for many youngsters to fast-track their careers into the Indian National team. Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Khaleel Ahmed etc. are fine examples of that. Every IPL season brings to the fore newer and younger blood and those youngsters remain in the eyes of the fans for a longer time.
Here in this article, let us see the youngest players in each of the 8 IPL teams and how old they are ahead of the IPL 2019 season.
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#8 Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)
DOB -31/01/1997
Age - 21
CSK is known as the old-age home of IPL players and it is no surprise that the youngest player in the squad is Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was bought by the team only in the recent IPL auctions 2019. When comparing with the other teams, he is the oldest among the youngest players of all 8 IPL teams.
Ruturaj is a 21-year-old batsman from Pune who is a member of the Maharashtra Cricket team in the Ranji Trophy. He has dished out good performances in recent times which has been the reason why the CSK bought him at the auctions.
It is only fair to assume that he has been taken into the Chennai Squad as a backup batsman and it is highly unlikely for him to get a game in the upcoming season. But with age on his side, he will be looking forward to being part of the dressing room with some of the stalwarts of T20 Cricket and hone his cricketing skills.
Ruturaj Gaikwad is the youngest player in the CSK Squad for the IPL 2019 season.
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#7 Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Kolkata Knight Riders)
DOB - 28/12/1999
Age - 19
Kamlesh Nagarkoti was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in the last IPL season and was expected to play a huge role in their pace bowling department. But an injury kept him from showcasing his skills in the IPL.
With another season approaching, Nagarkoti will be looking forward to making the best of the available opportunities for the Kolkata side. With his busty pace, he might be a handful for the opposition to ponder over.
He is the youngest player in the Kolkata side that also has other youngsters in Shivam Mavi and Rinku Singh to name a few. Nagarkoti is just 19 years old and is a bright prospect for Indian fast bowling squad for the future. He does have a hat-trick in his name while playing for Rajasthan in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti is the youngest player in the Kolkata Knight Riders Squad for the IPL 2019 season.
#6 Sandeep Lamichhane (Delhi Capitals)
DOB - 02/08/2000
Age - 18
The only player from Nepal to feature in IPL is the youngest player in the Delhi Capitals squad of IPL 2019. Delhi does have one of the youngest squads in the IPL 2019 season with Prithvi Shaw, Manjot Kalra and Rishabh Pant to name a few. But the man from Nepal is much younger than them.
Sandeep is only 18 years old and has already played one season for Delhi with reasonable success. Coming into the 2019 season, the leg-spinner has experience of playing in different leagues all over the world. Delhi will be looking forward to making the best use of his experience and mystery factor in the upcoming edition of the cash rich league.
Sandeep Lamichhane is the youngest player in the Delhi Capitals Squad for the IPL 2019 season.
#5 Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
DOB: 04/09/2000
Age- 18
Abhishek Sharma was recently traded to Sunrisers Hyderabad from Delhi Capitals along with Shahbaz Nadeem and Vijay Shankar in exchange for Shikhar Dhawan. Abhishek is just 18 years old and is younger than Rashid Khan and Khaleel Ahmed within the Hyderabad squad.
His left arm spin bowling was effective the 2018 U-19 World Cup. Apart from his bowling skills, he is a useful pinch hitter in the lower middle order. His pinch-hitting for Delhi in the 2018 season, an innings of 46 runs off 19 balls is well-remembered by many cricket fans.
He also has played Ranji Cricket for Punjab in the 2018 season apart from featuring in the Vijay Hazare trophy in 2017. He will be looking forward to playing a responsible role for Sunrisers as a backup/replacement to Deepak Hooda as a spin bowling all-rounder.
Abhishek Sharma is the youngest player in the Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad for the IPL 2019 season.
#4 Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Kings XI Punjab)
DOB: 28/03/2001
Age -17
Mujeeb Ur Rahman was 16 years old when he joined Kings XI Punjab in the last season of IPL. Now he is 17 years old and is still the youngest player in the Punjab line-up.
Mujeeb was the mystery man for Punjab in the last season. His variations were unlike what any 16-year-old could come up with and even the established batsmen of world cricket did struggle against him. In the upcoming edition of IPL, Punjab would be hoping that the mystery continues.
Among the other younger players in the squad are the new recruits Sam Curran and Darshan Nalkande, both only 20 years old. Also, Mujeeb Ur Rahman is the fourth youngest player in the 2019 IPL season among all the 8 IPL teams.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman is the youngest player in the Kings XI Punjab Squad for the IPL 2019 season.
#3 Rasikh Salam Dar (Mumbai Indians)
DOB: 05/04/2001
Age- 17
Rasikh Salam Dar has become the third cricketer to be part of the IPL from Jammu & Kashmir. What is much more noteworthy is the fact that he is only 17 years old and is the third youngest cricketer to be part of the IPL 2019 amongst all the teams.
Dar represented J&K in the recent Vijay Hazare trophy and was noticed by the Mumbai scouts, which landed him a trial with them. Unlike the other cricketers who have represented Kashmir, Dar is a greater prospect considering his age and his potential.
In the age criterion, Mumbai does have a few young players in the form of Rahul Chahar, Ishan Kishan and Anukul Roy etc. among others. But Dar is younger than all of them.
Rasikh Salam Dar is the youngest player in the Mumbai Indians Squad for 2019 IPL season.
#2 Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)
DOB: 10/11/2001
Age -17
Riyan Parag was part of the 2018 U-19 World Cup cricket team and was also the leading run-scorer for Assam in the Vijay Hazare trophy.
Rajasthan Royals took interest in him in the recent IPL 2019 auctions and bought him at his base price during the fag-end of the auctions. Coming from Assam, a place from where not many cricketers have flourished, Parag hopes to be the seed of change in the Assam Cricket.
Parag is an all-rounder who bowls off spins apart from his batting exploits. He is just 17 years old and is the second youngest player in the 2019 IPL season among all the 8 IPL teams.
Among the other players in the Rajasthan lineup, Mahipal Lomror is 19 years old and the big West Indian Oshane Thomas and Aryaman Birla are only 21 years old.
Riyan Parag is the youngest player in the Rajasthan Royals Squad for the IPL 2019 season.
#1 Prayas Ray Barman (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
DOB: 25/10/2002
Age -16
Prayas Ray Barman was the surprise pick of the 2019 IPL auctions. He was relatively unknown among the fans, but the scouts of the IPL teams had done their job properly. There was a small bidding war for him and Royal Challengers Bangalore had to cough up 1.5 crores for this 16-year-old youngster.
He has had relatively good success with the Bengal in the Vijay Hazare trophy and was part of the 15 man squad of Ranji Trophy under Manoj Tiwary. Though the youngster is only 16 years old, he is 6’1" tall and bowls spin much like how Anil Kumble used to do.
Among the other players in the Bangalore line-up, Washington Sundar, though he is around for 2-3 years, is only 19 years old and the new recruit Devdutt Padikkal only 18 years old.
Prayas Ray Barman is the youngest player in the Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad for the IPL 2019 season.
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