The 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia is less than a month away; the tournament will begin with a preliminary qualifying round on October 16 and the Super 12 stage will start on October 22. The final will be played at the MCG on November 13.
Plenty of youngsters will be on show at the showpiece even this year in Australia. Some of the youngsters have already established themselves as T20 superstars while some will look to make a big mark at world cricket.
In this article, we take a look at the youngest players from each team (8 teams which have qualified for Super 12):
Naseem Shah – 19 years
Born on February 15, 2003, Naseem Shah first burst onto international cricket back in 2019 as a 16-year-old making his Test debut. He recently has gained plenty of accolades for his bowling performances in the Asia Cup 2022, leading the pace attack in the absence of Shaheen Afridi, and then at home against England. He even starred with the bat, sending Pakistan into the Asia Cup final with two sixes in the last over vs Afghanistan.
On Australian pitches, Naseem is going to be lethal with his pace and swing and will be one of the most exciting youngsters to watch out for in the T20 World Cup 2022. He’s played 6 T20Is and took 7 wickets in them at an average of 25.
Mohammad Saleem – 20 years
Afghanistan Mohammad Saleem is an uncapped 20-year-old pacer, born in September 2022, who was a surprise entrant in the Afghanistan T20 World Cup squad. He has picked up 41 wickets in 12 first-class matches, 25 wickets in 15 List-A and 12 wickets in as many T20s at a good economy of 7.13.
Tristan Stubbs – 22 years
Tristan Stubbs shot in the limelight when the Mumbai Indians roped him as a replacement player in IPL 2022. He then got a chance to play T20Is for South Africa and made instant impact, smashing 72 off 28 balls in his first T20I innings, against England.
Born on August 14, 2000, the 22-year-old Stubbs has scored 119 runs as a finisher in 5 T20I innings at an astronomical strike rate of 212.
Hasan Mahmud – 22 years
After making big noises in domestic circuit, Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud got his T20I debut in 2020 but only played on match. Once again, after impressive show in domestic cricket, the 22-year-old has been called up to the national side. He picked up 3 wickets in 2 matches at an economy of 6.75 and was selected in the T20 World Cup squad.
Arshdeep Singh – 23 years
Born on February 05, 1999, Arshdeep Singh was the second-best death bowler (in terms of economy) in the IPL 2022; this got him his India call-up. The 23-year-old left-arm seamer has impressed so much in his chances for India – 17 wickets in 12 T20Is at an economy of 7.4 – that not only he got a place in the T20 World Cup squad, but is all but certain to start in the eleven.
Finn Allen – 23 years
Swashbuckling opener Finn Allen was born on April 22, 1999, Auckland. The youngster is a sought after T20 talent having scored close to 2000 runs in 67 T20s at a terrific strike rate of 173! Allen made his T20I debut last year and so far has played 13 T20Is for New Zealand, wherein he’s scored 334 runs at a strike rate of 169 and has one century to his name.
Harry Brook – 23 years
Harry Brook, a Yorkshire lad born in February 1999, is the find of the England T20 team recently. The 23-year-old right-handed batsman has shown great propensity to take the bowlers head on; in 88 T20s, he’s recorded an average of 35 and strike rate of 150. With the retirement of Eoin Morgan and the absence of Ben Stokes, Brook got his T20I debut this year and he has scored 257 runs in 9 T20Is at a strike rate of 150.
Tim David – 26 years
Burly, hard-hitting finisher, Tim David was born on March 16, 1996, in Singapore and represented his birth country in 14 T20Is in 2019 and 2020. David grew up with his parents in Australia and was eligible to play for them.
The 26-year-old is a globetrotter T20 beast and has already featured in 130 T20 matches in different leagues and competitions across the world. There was little doubt that Australia would include David in their T20 World Cup squad; now they have to find a way to include him in the eleven.
