Rohit Sharma has now officially become the oldest player to play in ODI for the Indian cricket team. He has broken the 37 year old record of Mohinder Amarnath. Rohit is part of the playing 11 in the first ODI between India vs Afghanistan being played in Dharamshala, today he is 39 years 44 days old.

The first ODI being played in Dharamshala started with a delay of 4 hours 15 minutes from the scheduled time. Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. As soon as Rohit Sharma stepped on the ground, he broke the record of Mohinder Amarnath which he had held for 37 years. Till today, he was the oldest player to play ODI for India. When he played his last match on October 30, 1989, he was 39 years 36 days old.

Rohit Sharma is playing in the first ODI against Afghanistan today, currently his age is 39 years 44 days. Now Rohit has become the oldest player to play One Day International for India. Overall, this record is in the name of Nolan Clarke of Netherlands, who played ODI at the age of 47 years 257 days.

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India’s playing 11 in the first ODI

Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

presenting #TeamIndia‘s XI for the 1⃣st #INDvAFG ODI

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— BCCI (@BCCI) June 13, 2026

2 players made their debut

Two players also made their debut in the first ODI against Afghanistan. Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar are playing their first match in Dharamshala. Due to rain, this match started with a delay of 4 hours 15 minutes, which has been decided for 25-25 overs.

India vs Afghanistan ODI series is starting from Saturday, the first match will be played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala. Rohit Sharma has joined the team after passing the fitness test and is standing on the threshold of creating history in Dharamshala. As soon as he joins the playing 11, he will achieve a special achievement by breaking the 37 year old record.

Rohit Sharma will become the oldest player to play ODI

The oldest player to play ODI for India is Mohinder Amarnath. When he played his last match against West Indies at Wankhede on October 30, 1989, he was 39 years 36 days old. This record was in his name for 37 years, now Rohit Sharma is going to break it.

India vs Afghanistan 1st ODI is on Saturday, June 13 in Dharamshala. On this day, Rohit Sharma’s age will be 39 years and 44 days, if he joins the playing 11, Mohinder Amarnath’s record will be broken and Rohit Sharma will become the oldest player to play ODI for India.

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Overall, Nolan Clark is the oldest player in One Day International. This player from Netherlands played ODI at the age of 47 years 257 days.

Rohit Sharma is the batsman who has scored the most runs in ODI against Afghanistan. He has scored 150 runs in 3 matches, in which in the same match he played a brilliant inning of 131 runs.

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india vs afghanistan head to head

Afghanistan has never won a match against India in any format, let alone ODI. Talking about ODI, there have been 4 matches between the two, out of which India won 3 and 1 was tied. Rohit Sharma was struggling with injury before this series, but he has joined the team after passing the fitness test at the Center of Excellence. Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya are out of this series due to injury.