ICC World Cup 2023: Youngest and oldest squads and gamers within the match

Defending champion England heads into the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 because the oldest crew within the match, with a mean age of 31.81 years. In the meantime, Afghanistan would be the youngest facet on the quadrennial showpiece, at simply 24.97. Host India is the third oldest crew on the occasion, after England and Australia.

At 18 years and 273 days, Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad is the youngest within the World Cup, whereas Netherlands’ Wesley Barresi is the oldest, at 39 years and 153 days.

Here’s a take a look at the common age of all 10 collaborating groups, from the oldest to the youngest:

10. ENGLAND (31.81 YEARS)

The Jos Buttler-led facet must deal with the considerably ageing squad in its bid to retain the title. All-rounder Moeen Ali is the oldest member within the 15-member squad, at 36 years and 107 days, whereas Harry Brook is the youngest, aged solely 24 years, 223 days.

Moeen Ali and Harry Brook.
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9. AUSTRALIA (31.73 YEARS)

The five-time champion facet is only a shade youthful than its most fierce rival within the recreation. Main the senior brigade within the squad is David Warner (36 years and 341 days), whereas Cameron Inexperienced, at 24 years and 122 days, is the youngest within the squad.

David Warner and Cameron Inexperienced.
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8. INDIA (31.24 YEARS)

Host and two-time champion India is just not far-off on the seniority listing and Ravichandran Ashwin, an eleventh-hour inclusion within the squad, is the oldest member of the squad, at 37 years and 16 days. Captain Rohit Sharma is second on that listing, at 36 years and 156 days, whereas his opening accomplice Shubman Gill is on the opposite facet of the spectrum and the youngest within the crew, at 24 years and 25 days.

R. Ashwin and Shubman Gill.
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7. NEW ZEALAND (31.23 YEARS)

The Kiwis are roughly simply 69 days youthful than the Indian crew. Tim Southee, aged 34 years and 296 days is the senior-most member of the squad together with his new-ball accomplice Trent Boult (34 years and 73 days) in tow. Rachin Ravindra is the youngest participant within the New Zealand facet, aged simply 23 years and 319 days.

Tim Southee and Rachin Ravindra.
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6. SOUTH AFRICA (30.35 YEARS)

The Proteas have a mix of youth and expertise within the squad and are closest to the common age of all of the gamers within the match, which is roughly 29.39 years. Rassie van der Dussen, at 34 years and 238 days, is the oldest member of the crew whereas pacer Gerald Coetzee, who celebrated his twenty third birthday on October 2, is the youngest.

Rassie van der Dussen and Gerald Coetzee.
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5. NETHERLANDS (28.87 YEARS)

The Dutch squad boasts of the oldest participant within the match, Barresi, even because it has three gamers who’re but to show 21. Aryan Dutt, at 20 years and 144 days, is the youngest of them, adopted by Shariz Ahmad (20 years and 165 days) and Vikramjit Singh (20 years and 267 days).

Wesley Barresi in 2011 and Aryan Dutt (now).
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4. PAKISTAN (28.22 YEARS)

The Babar Azam-led facet is the fourth youngest within the match and has solely three gamers – Fakhar Zaman (33 years and 176 days), Iftikhar Ahmed (33 years and 30 days) and Mohammad Rizwan (31 years and 124 days) – over the age of 30. Pacer Mohammad Wasim, at 22 years and 39 days, is the youngest member of the crew.

Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Wasim.
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3. BANGLADESH (27.83 YEARS)

The Tigers have a core that’s fashioned by captain Shakib Al Hasan (36 years and 193 days) and Mushfiqur Rahim (36 years an 147 days), who will function of their fourth ODI World Cup, in addition to Mahmudullah, who’s the oldest participant within the facet, at 37 years and 241 days. Their expertise is complemented by the youthful exuberance of the tempo division, which has the youngest member of the squad, Tanzim Hasan Sakib (20 years and 348 days) in its ranks.

Mahmudullah and Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
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2. SRI LANKA (27.66 YEARS)

The Lankans head into the World Cup with the second youngest squad within the match. Main the younger brigade are Dunith Wellalage (20 years and 267 days) and Matheesha Pathirana (20 years and 289 days), who will type the crux of the bowling division. Dimuth Karunaratne, alternatively, is the senior-most member of the crew, at 35 years and 165 days, adopted by Kusal Perera (33 years and 47 days).

Dimuth Karunaratne and Dunith Wellalage.
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1. AFGHANISTAN (24.97 YEARS)

The Afghans type the youngest facet within the World Cup by a distance. They’re nearly seven years youthful, on common, than the English, and still have the youngest participant within the match, Noor (18 years and 273 days), of their ranks. Barring Mohammad Nabi, at 38 years and 275 days, all gamers are under the age of 31.

Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad.
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(All participant ages are up to date until October 3, 2023)