The list of batsmen who have scored centuries at a young age in Test cricket is quite long. The record of scoring the youngest century in this format is held in the name of Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh. Although India’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar is also included in this list, but he is not at the top position. Indian young batsmen are continuously impressing during the ICC World Test Championship. 24-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal has so far scored 7 centuries in Test cricket, while 26-year-old captain Shubman Gill has 10 Test centuries to his name. In such a situation, the question often arises that who is the youngest batsman to score a century in Test cricket? Let us know about the top-5 players who scored Test centuries before the age of 20.

5. Imran Nazir (Pakistan)

Former Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir made his mark in international cricket at a very young age. He played a brilliant inning of 105 runs in the Bridgetown Test against West Indies in the year 2000. At that time his age was 18 years and 154 days.

4.Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe)

Zimbabwe’s Hamilton Masakadza created history by scoring 119 runs against West Indies in Harare in 2001. When he scored this century, he was only 17 years and 354 days old.

3. Sachin Tendulkar (India)

Sachin Tendulkar, considered one of the greatest batsmen of Indian cricket, achieved many historic achievements in his career. His first Test century came against England in Manchester in 1990, where he scored 119 not out. At that time Sachin’s age was only 17 years and 107 days.

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2. Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)

Pakistan’s legendary batsman Mushtaq Mohammad had played an inning of 101 runs in the test match played against India in Delhi in 1961. At that time, his age was 17 years and 78 days, due to which he is second in the list of youngest batsmen to score a Test century.

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1. Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh)

The world record for scoring a century at the youngest age in Test cricket is in the name of Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh. He played a brilliant inning of 114 runs against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2001. At that time Ashraful was only 17 years and 61 days old, which is still a record.

Youngest Batsman to score a century in ODI Cricket: It is every batsman’s dream to score a century in ODI cricket, but there are some players who have achieved this feat at a very young age. Pakistan’s legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi created history by scoring a century in ODI cricket at the age of just 16. This record is still in his name. Apart from Afridi, there are many other batsmen who made their mark in world cricket by scoring centuries at an early age. However, no Indian player is included in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored a century at the youngest age.

Top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket

1. Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is the youngest batsman to score a century in ODI cricket. Afridi scored a stormy century on 37 balls against Sri Lanka on 4 October 1996 at the age of just 16 years and 217 days. He surprised the cricket world by scoring 102 runs in his very first ODI innings, his record also remained the record of the fastest ODI century for many years.
2. Afghanistan’s batsman Usman Ghani is at second place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Usman played a brilliant inning of 118 runs against Zimbabwe on 20 July 2014 at the age of 17 years and 242 days.
3. Former Pakistan opener Imran Nazir is at third place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Nazir played an excellent inning of 105 not out against Zimbabwe on 15 April 2000 at the age of 18 years and 121 days.
4. Pakistan’s another opening batsman Salim Elahi is at fourth place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Salim played an amazing inning of 102 not out against Sri Lanka on 29 September 1995 at the age of 18 years 312 days.
5. American opening batsman Saiteja Mukkamalla is at fifth place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Saiteja played a brilliant inning of 120 not out against UAE on 30 March 2023 at the age of 18 years 355 days.
6. Former Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal is at sixth place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Tamim played an excellent inning of 129 runs against Ireland on 22 March 2008 at the age of 19 years and 2 days.
7. Jersey’s upper order batsman Asa Tribe is at seventh place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Tribe played an amazing inning of 115 not out against Papua New Guinea on 1 April 2023 at the age of 19 years and 3 days.