Home / Sports / Cricket / Photos / IN PHOTOS | India's oldest players to play a test match

IN PHOTOS | India's oldest players to play a test match

Updated On: 13 February, 2024 01:45 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Here is the list of the oldest players to feature in a test match for India (Pic: AFP/File Pic/ICC)

Rahul Dravid (Pic: AFP)

1/6

Rahul Dravid (Pic: AFP)
Vinoo Mankad
Legendary all-rounder Vinoo Mankad is the oldest Indian cricketer to play a test match. Representing India in 44 tests, Mankad scored 2,109 runs including five centuries and six half-centuries. He made his last test appearance at the age of 41 years and 305 days

2/6

Vinoo Mankad

Legendary all-rounder Vinoo Mankad is the oldest Indian cricketer to play a test match. Representing India in 44 tests, Mankad scored 2,109 runs including five centuries and six half-centuries. He made his last test appearance at the age of 41 years and 305 days

CK Nayudu
Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu is the second oldest player to donn the Indian test jersey. He featured in just seven test matches and registered 350 runs inclduing 2 half-centuries. Nayudu played his last test when he was 40 years and 289 days old

3/6

CK Nayudu

Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu is the second oldest player to donn the Indian test jersey. He featured in just seven test matches and registered 350 runs inclduing 2 half-centuries. Nayudu played his last test when he was 40 years and 289 days old

Sachin Tendulkar
India great Sachin Tendulkar also has his name registered on the list. He played 200 test matches for India in which he accumulated 15,921 runs. He has 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries in the format. At the age of 40 years and 204 days, Tendulkar played his last test match

4/6

Sachin Tendulkar

India great Sachin Tendulkar also has his name registered on the list. He played 200 test matches for India in which he accumulated 15,921 runs. He has 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries in the format. At the age of 40 years and 204 days, Tendulkar played his last test match

Rahul Dravid
Batting great Rahul Dravid is the fourth oldest Indian player to play in tests. He represented India in 164 tests and smashed 13,288 runs including 36 centuries and 63 half-centuries. Dravid donned the Indian test jersey for the last time at the age of 39 years and 13 days

5/6

Rahul Dravid

Batting great Rahul Dravid is the fourth oldest Indian player to play in tests. He represented India in 164 tests and smashed 13,288 runs including 36 centuries and 63 half-centuries. Dravid donned the Indian test jersey for the last time at the age of 39 years and 13 days

Erapalli Prasanna
Veteran spinner Erapalli Prasanna is the fifth oldest cricketer to represent India in test cricket. He played 49 matches in the longest format of the game and picked 189 wickets. At the age of 38 years and 163 days, Prasanna made his last test appearance for the country

6/6

Erapalli Prasanna

Veteran spinner Erapalli Prasanna is the fifth oldest cricketer to represent India in test cricket. He played 49 matches in the longest format of the game and picked 189 wickets. At the age of 38 years and 163 days, Prasanna made his last test appearance for the country

Photo of Day

Global AI leaders join PM Modi in a bid to push for a smarter, inclusive future

Global AI leaders join PM Modi in a bid to push for a smarter, inclusive future

PM Narendra Modi joins hands with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and others during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in New Delhi. PIC/PTI

Advertisement