4 Youngest Indian Batsmen To Open In All Three Formats

Like any other sport, cricket also observes many batsmen and bowlers making their debut on the international stage at a very young age. Cricket has three formats- Test, ODI, and T20I. Every national team inducts their best players in every format, according to their strength and ability in each format.

In Indian cricket, there are many players who have represented India in all three formats. However, there are few players who opened the innings for India in all three formats. In this listicle, we take a glance at such players. Here we talk about the 4 youngest Indian batsmen to open in all three formats.

4 Youngest Indian Batsmen To Open In All Three Formats

Gautam Gambhir- 25 Years 335 Days

Gautam Gambhir takes the 4^th spot in this list. The former Indian cricketer was only 25 years and 335 days old when he played as an opener in all three formats for India. The left-handed batsman made his Test debut in a match against Australia in November 2004. He made his ODI debut in April 2003, in a match against Bangladesh. He made his T20I debut in a match against Scotland in September 2007.

Dinesh Karthik- 24 Years 335 Days

Dinesh Karthik gets the 3^rd spot in this list. The Indian wicketkeeper played as an opener for India in all three formats. He was only 24 years 335 days old when he managed to open the innings for India in the three formats.

The right-handed batsman made his Test debut in a match against Australia in November 2005. Karthik’s ODI debut was against England in September 2005. Karthik made his T20I debut in a match against South Africa in December 2006.

KL Rahul- 24 Years 62 Days

KL Rahul bags the 2^nd spot in this list. The Indian cricketer has also opened for India in all three formats. The right-handed batsman was 24 years 62 days old when he managed to open in the innings for India in all three formats.

The 29-year-old cricketer made his Test debut in December 2014, in a game against Australia. His ODI debut was against Zimbabwe in an encounter in June 2016. KL Rahul made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in June 2016.

Prithvi Shaw- 21 Years 258 Days

Prithvi Shaw is the first Indian cricketer in this list. The right-handed batsman was just 21 years days old when he managed to play as an opener in all three formats. Shaw made his Test debut in a match against West Indies in October 2018.

The Indian cricketer made his ODI debut in February 2020. Shaw made his T20I debut in the recent game against Sri Lanka in July this year.