Piyush Chawla on Thursday became the second youngest cricketer to play for India when he stepped on to the field in the second Test against England in Mohali.
The Uttar Pradesh leg spinner, 17 years and 75 days old, ranks behind Sachin Tendulkar who made his debut at the age of 16 years and 205 days against Pakistan in 1989-90.
Chawla, however, heads the list of slow bowlers to have played for India including Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Maninder Singh.
The Indian is 16th on the all-time list topped by Pakistani Hasan Raza who played his first Test when he was 14 years and 227 days against Zimbabwe in 1996-97.
Youngest Test debutants for India:
(Age, player's name, debut against, venue and year):
16, 205 S Tendulkar, vs Pak, Karachi, 1989-90
17, 75 P Chawla, vs Eng, Mohali, 2005-06
17, 118 L Sivaramakrishnan, vs WI, Antigua, 1983
17, 152 PA Patel, vs Eng, Nottingham, 2002
17, 193 Maninder Singh, vs Pak, Karachi, 1982-83
17, 265 V Mehra, vs NZ, Mumbai, 1955-56
17, 265 Harbhajan Singh, vs Aus, Bangalore, 1997-98
18, 13 A G Milkha Singh, vs Aus, Chennai, 1959-60
18, 249 Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, vs Eng, Mumbai, 1963-64
18, 270 Ravi Shastri, vs NZ, 1981
18, 288 Chetan Sharma, vs Pak, Lahore, 1984-85
18, 312 S Venkataraghavan, vs NZ, Chennai, 1964-65
19, 9 Syed Mushtaq Ali, vs Eng, Kolkata, 1933-34
19, 85 Narendra Hirwani, vs WI, Chennai, 1987-88
19, 91 Mohinder Amarnath, vs Aus, Chennai, 1969-70
19, 106 P Bhandari, vs Pak, Karachi, 1956
19, 262 C S Nayudu, vs Eng, Kolkata, 1933-34.
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