The trumpets are blown & the teams are getting geared up as ODI World Cup 2023 is all set to kick-start on October 5, 2023, on the grounds of India. This will be the first time that India will host the entire World Cup solely. The marquee event will begin on October 5 with New Zealand locking horns with England in the opening clash of the ODI World Cup 2023. The event will see 10 teams locking horns in 48 fixtures across 10 venues in India. The opening clash of the tournament will be played between New Zealand & England at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. The same venue will host India vs Pakistan fixture on October 14 followed by the ODI World Cup 2023 final on November 19. While the marquee event will see veteran players fulfilling key roles, it will also see some fresh young faces performing & proving their prowess on a big stage. So without wasting time let’s have a look at the 5 Youngest players who will play ODI World Cup 2023 for the first event & make their presence felt.
5 Youngest Players in the ODI World Cup 2023:
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Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Bangladesh 20years, 341D)
20- year-old, Tanzim Hasan Sakib is one of the youngest players to grace the field during the ODI World Cup 2023. The prolific right-hand fast bowler made his first-class debut on 29 March 2021 for Sylhet Division in the National Cricket League 2020-21. Notably, he was also a part of Bangladesh’s U19 World Cup-winning team of 2020. However, Tanzim made his debut in the senior team in Colombo during the Asia Cup 2023 tournament against India.
During his debut, he scored unbeaten 14 runs & returned with figures of 2-32 in 7.5 overs which included the prized wickets of Rohit Sharma for a duck and Tilak Varma for 5 runs. Hasan is also considered to be a budding talent with the ball & has the ability to turn in it the air & off the surface as well. In the absence of prolific all-rounder Hasaranga, Tanzim Hasan Shakib can get an opportunity to feature in the Playing XI & do the job for the Sri Lankan clan.
2) Vikramjit Singh (Netherlands, 20 years 241 D)
Netherlands, Vikramjit is another on the list of Youngest Players to feature in ODI World Cup 2023. Born on January 9, 2003, in the Cheema Khurd district of Punjab India, Vikramjit & his family moved to the Netherlands permanently when he was just seven years old. 20-year-old left-hand batter & right arm medium pacer made his ODI debut for the Netherlands against New Zealand in 2022.
So far Vikramjit has played 25 ODIs amassing 808 runs with one ton & four fifties in his kitty. He averages 32.32 in ODIs at a stunning strike rate of 77.17. He has also represented the Netherlands in 8 T20Is, scoring 76 runs. Vikramjit under the guidance of cricket legend, Peter Borren has learned the skills & art of the sport. However, his only ODI ton came against Oman in the ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers Super Six fixture. But being named in the Netherlands ODI World Cup 2023 squad, Vikramjit will put his every effort to end his century drought & thereby help his team to progress ahead in the tournament.
3) Riaz Hassan (Afghanistan Player, 20y 310 D)
A 20-year-old young lad of Afghanistan, Riaz Hassan is one of the youngest players to play in the ODI World Cup 2023. Right-handed top-order batter from Nangarhar Afghanistan, Hassan made his ODI debut against the Netherlands in 2022 at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, in Doha. And since his debut, there is no stopping for him as he has amassed 120 runs for Afghans in his five ODI appearances.
But what makes Riaz a player to watch out for is his scores which speak volumes for him. During his limited ODI appearances, Riaz Hassan has registered his best score of 50 runs. Hassan has also played an ODI for Afghanistan against Pakistan where he got a good start for their innings but failed to convert it into a big score. However, he played well away from home in Colombo where he ended up scoring 34 runs for his team. Riaz Hassan will try to prove their prowess in the ODI World Cup 2023 if included in the Playing XI. Afghanistan fought hard to book a spot in Asia Cup 2023 knockouts but failed to do so after suffering a poorly calculated defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka. However, now with ODI World Cup 2023 at stake, Afghanistan will hope that its youngest player delivers with the bat & contributes to the team’s victory. Whether Hasan Riaz enter into Afghansiatn’s Playing XI & deliver with the bat or he will have to warm the bench? The answer will be known when the marquee event will begin on October 5.
4) Aryan Dutt (Netherlands, 20 y 118 d)
Another young lad from the Netherlands Cricket team who made a cut to the list of Youngest Players to feature in the ODI World Cup 2023 is Aryan Dutt. A right-arm off-break bowler who has represented the Netherlands in 25 ODIs & 5 T20Is has made his place in the National team. He made his ODI debut back in 2021 against Scotland at Rotterdam & so far he has scalped 20 ODI wickets at an economy of 5.17 with his best bowling being 3/31. He also has 4 T20I wickets.
His prowess with the ball has helped him to earn great credentials from former Dutch Coach Ryan Campbell. He rose to glory when he sent West Indies great Nicholas Pooran back to the pavilion in all three ODIs in June 2022. He restricted the prolific batter’s scoring rate as he could not score more than 10 runs in each of the three ODIs. After making a cut to the Netherlands’s ODI World Cup squad, Ryan will put his every effort to script history by scalping big wickets & helping the Netherlands to march ahead in the tournament.
5) Noor Ahmad (18 years, 253 D Afghanistan)
The youngest player to feature in the ODI World Cup 2023 is Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad. 18-year-old left-arm wrist spinner managed to make a cut into Afghanistan’s World Cup Squad. He earned his place in the World Cup squad on the basis of his swashbuckling performance in IPL 2023 where he featured in Gujarat Titans. Noor has been a part of all franchise T20 leagues played across the world. He has played 3 ODIs and one T20I for Afghanistan where he scalped 6 wickets in all. His left-arm wrist spin along with Rashid Khan’s leg-spin can do wonders for the Afghan clan on India’s turning spin-friendly pitches. The young lad of ODI World Cup 2023 will try his best to make his presence felt in the marquee event & guide Afghanistan to victory.
These are the five youngest players to play in the ODI World Cup 2023. Among the list whom do you think can turn heads around in the marquee event by producing swashbuckling performances? Share with us your views, and let’s see which player from the list gets the majority of votes.
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