Top 10 players who made their debut as teenagers and went on to achieve greatness

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi went on to have a long and successful career

Making your debut at the age of 16 is never easy. But Shahid Afridi not only made his debut at the age but also went on to play international cricket for more than two decades. Over the course of his career, he managed to reinvent himself on more than one occasion.

From being a belligerent batsman who could smash the ball into the stands, he became an effective leg spinner and then an all-rounder who contributed with both bat and ball before eventually finishing his career as a front-line spinner who had over 10,000 runs in international cricket and a World T20 title.

Afridi's endearing legacy will not just be his longevity but also his ability to constantly reinvent himself and be a pioneer of a format that didn't even exist when he made his international debut.