The T2O World Cup is up and running, with some mouth-watering clashes still left to be played, many associate sides have already caused upsets in the tournament.
Now, Coming to the history and as well as the current norms of the tournament, if you ask a layman he would say T20 Cricket is for youngsters aged between 25-31.
However, there have many instances when the tournament has seen many players who are well past their prime in terms of age to feature in the T20 World Cup and make the current norms almost irrelevant.
Without wasting much time let's have a look at these players.
The Uganda fast bowler Frank Nsubuga is the oldest player to feature in the T20 World Cup 2024, Nsubuga recently picked up his career-best figures of 2/4 in 4 overs against PNG.
As the Afghani fans call him the ' President' Nabi is the second oldest player to feature in T20 World Cup 2024. Till now he has played a crucial role in Afghanistan's two wins in this edition.
Veteran Bangladeshi all-rounder Mahmudullah comes third on the list for being the oldest player to feature in T20 World Cup 2024. Riyad has been prominent for Bangladesh in the last decade or so.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma comes 4th on the list of being oldest player in the T20 World Cup 2024. Sharma was very much there when the Men in Blue lifted the title in 2007. This is his ninth edition of the T20 World Cup.
Veteran Sri Lankan all-rounder has been in the Sri Lankan and International circuit for more than a decade now, he has played in almost every ICC tournament in which Sri Lanka has played. Mathews becomes the fifth player to be the oldest player to feature in T20 World Cup 2024.
Moeen Munir Ali was a late bloomer for England in International Cricket, however,. he has done enough to hold onto his place in the side, Moeen has played every ICC tournament for England since the 2014 T20 World Cup. Moeen Features at the sixth spot for being the oldest player to feature in T20 World Cup 2024.
The first Australian to feature in this list of oldest players in T20 World Cup 2024, is Matthew Wade, the keeper batter is famous for hitting Shaheen Shah Afridi for 3 sixes which helped Australia to reach the final in the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup in 2021. Australia was the eventual champions of the tournament.
'Dre Russ' as they call him features eighth on our list to be the oldest player in T20 World Cup 2024, Andre Russell is a veteran player for the Windies now he has represented the West Indies in almost every T20 World Cup.
Not many would like the term 'old' with Virat Kohli but it is what it is, Kohli barring the 2007 T20 World Cup, he has played in every T20 World Cup so far. which makes him feature at the ninth position, to be the oldest player in the T20 World Cup 2024.
The Kiwi fast bowler has been aging like a fine wine he has played in almost every ICC tournament for New Zealand in the last 10 years or so which makes him feature at the tenth position, to be the oldest player in T20 World Cup 2024.