Top 10 Youngest Players in Indian Cricket Team 2025

Cricket has always been a youth sport where physical fitness, agility, strength, coordination, flexibility, and mobility are crucial skills for the players.   

With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retiring from International T20 cricket, the Indian team needs enthusiastic players who share their devotion and passion for the sport. While Rohit is still leading as a skipper of the ODI and Test cricket teams, King Kohli has also appeared in International cricket in recent matches. 

The BCCI has already started to take care of the new crop of Indian cricket teams with young talent. From the selection of Gautam Gambhir as a new head coach to Suryakumar Yadav being appointed as the new skipper of the T20I. Indian cricket has been molded into the new shape leaving behind all the Indian greatest.  

Although, it is good to see the Indian cricket team filled with so many young and energetic players. So in this blog, we will go through the top 10 youngest Indian Cricketers in Team India who have already started to root deep into the color blue. Here are the top 10 youngest Indian Cricketers in Team India- 

Top 10 Youngest Players in Indian Cricket Team 2025

1. Tilak Varma – 21 years 

Hailing from Hyderabad Tilak Verma was born on 8 Nov 2002 and is only 21 years old. The young batting all-rounder Tilak Verma started to play cricket at a very young age. His domestic cricket performance especially in the 2019 under-19 World Cup led him to his early IPL success. The Mumbai Indians bagged him for the 1.70 Crore in the 2022 Mega auction. Since then Tilka never looked back and made his first in the T20I game against West Indies in August 2023. The same year, Tilak made his first debut ODI appearance against Bangladesh in September.      

2. Mayank Yadav- 22 Years

22-year-old Mayank Yadav was born on 17 June 2002 in New Delhi. Right-armed- pacer Mayank Yadav is known for his superfast ball Deliveries. In IPL 2022, Mayank Yadav joined Lucknow Super Giants. In his first two matches, Mayank Yadav delivered a ball with 150 Kmph plus speed. He is the only player who received consecutive Player of the Match in his first two matches of IPL history. After his finest performance in the IPL, Mayank Yadav received an International T20 debut against Bangladesh in 2024.     

3. Nitish Kumar Reddy – 21 Years 

Batting allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is from Visakhapatnam, born on 26 May 2003. Playing for Andhra Domestic Cricket, Nitish Kumar Reddy came into the spotlight when the Sunriseres Hyderbadad bought him for Rs 20 Lakh in the 2023 auction. But Nitish didn’t get a chance to bat until 2024. When he played a crucial role in the match against Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings. He made his first T20I debut in 2024 against Bangladesh in Gwalior. 

4. Riyan Parag – 22 Years

 One of the youngest finishers and batter Riyan Parag was born on 10 Nov 2001. Riyan Parag is one of the young dynamic batters who played in domestic cricket as a Deodhar Trophy,  Under-19 World Cup winner in 2018, and Syed Mushtaq Ali T20s 2023-2024 before making it into the IPL. He made his IPL debut with Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 Lakh in the 2019 IPL season. The franchise bought him back for the whopping amount of INR 3.8 crore ahead of the IPL 2022 season. His consistent performance finally led him to the International team India and made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in July 2024. In August 2024, Riyan Parag made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in Colombo.  

5. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 22 years 

 22-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal’s journey from a small rural town in Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai feels like a movie. Today’s Indian Cricket Team’s opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was born on 28 Dec 2001 in Suriyawan, Bhadohi, U.P. His struggles led him to Mumbai’s domestic cricket team where he came to light after his 2019 Vijay Hazare Trophy back-to-back amazing performances. He then joined the Under-19 team for the 2019 U-19 World Cup led him to his first stint with Rajasthan Royals in 2021. He played his first International test match against West Indies in July 2023. He made his T20I debut the same year in August against WI. Jaiswal is one of the youngest consistent performers who cemented his place in the National India Team.     

6. Sai Sudarshan – 22 years

Top-order batter Sai Sudarshan was born on 15 Oct 2001 and is only 22 years old. Hailing from Chennai, this local talent came into the limelight with his excellent performance in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). This gave him a chance for a stint with Gujarat Titans in the 2022 IPL season. His knock of 96 off 47 balls against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2023 Final is one of the memorable innings. He played his first ODI match in 2023 against South Africa. His T20 International debut was in 2024 against Zimbabwe.   

7. Harshit Rana – 22 years

Delhi pacer Harshit Rana was born on 22 Dec 2001 and is only 22 years old. Thanks to the KKR scouting program Harshit Rana was chosen for the IPL before making his senior debut. In the IPL 2023, Harshit is joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. His scintillating knock of an unbeaten 122 off 86 balls in the Duleep Trophy 2023 gave him a chance to be part of Team India A side at the ACC Emerging Men’s Cup. In which he scalped 7 wickets in 5 games. The day is not far away when this fast bowler will join Team Blue soon.     

8. Dhruv Jurel – 23 years

23-year-old Dhruv Jurel comes from a lower-middle-class family in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. He was born on 21 Jan 2001 in a Kargil war veteran’s home that was against his son’s dream of cricket. Although his mother supported him and his choice of career. Soon his hard work brought colors into his life and led India to the Under-19 Asia Cup title in Sri Lanka as vice-captain in 2019. His talent spoke for itself and Rajasthan Royals bought him for the 2022 IPL. Jurel made his Test debut for Team India in February 2024 against England. And in July 2024, he got a call for the Zimbabwe tour and played his first T20 International game.   

9. Abhishek Sharma – 24 years

Batting allrounder Abhishek Sharma was born on 4 September 2000 and is 24 years old. At the age of 17, he won the under-19 World Cup in 2018 and got himself a stint with Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the IPL. He then joined Sunrisers Hyderabad and bagged IPL’s fastest 16 balls fifty. He is mentored by one of India’s greatest Yuvraj Singh. He finally made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in 2024. 

10. Umran Malik – 24 

Hailing from Jammu & Kashmir Umran Malik was born on 22 Nov 1999. Right-arm fast bowler Umran Malik is one of the youngest Indian pacers who can deliver the bowl at the speed of 150-plus Kmph in International cricket. He showed his speed for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2021 IPL debut and only played three games. He was retained by the franchise ahead of the 2022 IPL season where he scalped 22 wickets from 14 games. He made his T20I debut against Ireland in June 2022. The same year, Umran made his ODI debut against New Zealand at Auckland in November. 

So these are our top 10 picks for the best youngest players in the Indian Cricket Team.