Asif Afridi makes Test debut at 38, becomes oldest debutant of the 21st century
Pakistan’s left-arm spinner Asif Afridi achieved a unique milestone as he made his Test debut at the age of 38 years and 299 days during the second and final Test against South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday, 24NewsHD TV reported.
Afridi, who received his maiden Test cap today, became the oldest bowler in the 21st century to make a Test debut and the second-oldest cricketer ever to debut for Pakistan.
The distinction of being Pakistan’s oldest Test debutant still belongs to Miran Bakhsh, who made his debut in 1955 at the age of 47.
Globally, the record for the oldest Test debutant in cricket history is held by England’s James Southerton, who was 49 years and 119 days old when he played his first Test match against Australia in 1877, the year Test cricket officially began.