Canadian schoolboy Nitish Kumar became the youngest player in Cricket World Cup history in today’s Group A match against Zimbabwe in Nagpur, India.
Kumar, aged 16 and 283 days, had to get permission from his high school in Ontario to take part in the tournament. Bangladesh’s Talha Jubair, who was 17 years and 70 days old when he featured against the West Indies in the 2003 World Cup, was the previous youngest player at cricket’s four-yearly world championship.
Before the World Cup, Kumar played five one-day internationals for Canada having made his debut against Afghanistan in February 2010.
Kumar, aged 16 and 283 days, had to get permission from his high school in Ontario to take part in the tournament. Bangladesh’s Talha Jubair, who was 17 years and 70 days old when he featured against the West Indies in the 2003 World Cup, was the previous youngest player at cricket’s four-yearly world championship.
Before the World Cup, Kumar played five one-day internationals for Canada having made his debut against Afghanistan in February 2010.
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