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In Test cricket history, many players have achieved the feat of scoring a Test Century at a very young age. But do you know that, when Sachin Tendulkar scored the first century of his Test career, he was the second youngest player to score a century in Test cricket? Yes! Tendulkar achieved a great feat by doing this feat in 1990, but he could not break the record of Pakistan’s Mushtaq Muhammad.
However, Mohammad’s record of becoming the youngest player to score a century in Test cricket was also broken by a young batsman from Bangladesh in 2001 and today he is in first place in this matter for the last 23 years. In today’s time in Test cricket, it is probably very difficult to break that record because, seeing the growing craze of T20 cricket, the debut of players in this format is late. However, here we are going to tell you about the 10 youngest players to score a century in Test cricket.
The 10 Youngest Players To Score Test Century
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Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan): 19 years, 105 days
Former Pakistani player Mohammad Wasim scored the first century of his Test career in a Test match played against New Zealand in Lahore in November 1996. At that time he was 19 years and 105 days old. In that match, he played a brilliant innings of 109* runs with the help of 17 fours in 165 balls in the second innings, but still Pakistan had to face defeat by 44 runs.
Mohammad Ilyas (Pakistan): 19 years, 21 days
Former Pakistani opener Mohammad Ilyas scored the first century of his Test career against New Zealand in Karachi in April 1965. At that time he was 19 years, 21 days old. In that match, Ilyas scored 126 runs in his second innings, due to which Pakistan won by 8 wickets.
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Shahid Afridi (Pakistan): 18 years, 333 days
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi scored the first century of his Test career at the age of 18 years, 333 days. He did this feat in the Test match played against India in Chennai in January 1999. Afridi scored 141 runs in his second inning of that match with the help of 21 fours and 3 sixes in 191 balls and Pakistan got a close win by 12 runs.
Prithvi Shaw (India): 18 years, 329 days
Indian opener Prithvi Shaw made his Test debut against the West Indies in Rajkot in 2018 and scored a century in the first innings. At that time, his age was 18 329 days. Shaw scored 134 runs on 154 balls with the help of 19 fours in the first inning of that match. In that match, India won by an innings and 292 runs and Prithvi was selected as the Player of the Match.
Saleem Malik (Pakistan): 18 years, 323 days
Former Pakistan batsman Saleem Malik scored the first century of his Test career at the age of 18 years, 323 days. He did this feat in the Test match played against Sri Lanka in Karachi in March 1982. Malik scored 100* runs in 191 balls with the help of 10 fours in his second innings of that match and Pakistan got a big win by 204 runs.
Imran Nazir (Pakistan): 18 years, 154 days
Former Pakistan opener Imran Nazir scored the first century of his Test career at the age of 18 years and 154 days. He did this feat in the Test match played against the West Indies in Bridgetown in May 2000. Nazir scored 131 runs with the help of 20 fours in 180 balls in his second inning of that match and that match was drawn.
Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe): 17 years, 352 days
Former Zimbabwe batsman Hamilton Masakadza scored the first century of his Test career at the age of 17 years, 352 days. He did this feat in the Test match played against the West Indies in Harare in July 2001. Masakadza scored 119 runs off 316 balls with the help of 12 fours in his second inning of that match and that match was drawn.
Sachin Tendulkar (India): 17 years, 107 days
Former legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar scored the first century of his Test career at the age of 17 years, 107 days. He did this feat in the Test match played against England in Manchester in August 1990. Tendulkar scored 119* runs off 189 balls with the help of 17 fours in his second inning of that match and that match was drawn.
Mushtaq Muhammad (Pakistan): 17 years, 78 days
Former Pakistani batsman Mushtaq Mohammed scored the first century of his Test career at the age of 17 years and 78 days. He did this feat in February 1961 in a test match played against India in Delhi. Mushtaq scored 101 runs with the help of 19 fours in his first inning of that match and that match was drawn.
Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh): 17 years, 61 days
Former Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Ashraful scored the first century of his test career at the age of 17 years, and 61 days. He did this feat in September 2001 in a test match played against Sri Lanka in Colombo (SSC). Ashraful scored the first century in that match.