IPL 2024: Who is the oldest and youngest player of IPL 2024? Click here to learn!
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IPL 2024 is going to start once again, which will start from March 22. The first match of the league will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Indian Premier League is always an exciting tournament, known for the experience of experienced players and the emergence of young talent. Last season, Rinku Singh made headlines with his brilliant performance by hitting five sixes in a match. Let's take a look at the oldest and youngest players participating in IPL 2024.
Oldest player in IPL 2024: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
There are many players who have been a part of IPL for a long time and one of them is former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. 42 year old Dhoni has been participating in IPL since its initial season. During this long journey, he led Chennai Super Kings to the IPL Championship. If we look at his individual performance, Dhoni has played 250 IPL matches, in which he has scored 5,082 runs at an average of 38.79. Dhoni, popularly known as 'Captain Cool', has played 24 half-century innings in the IPL and holds the record of being the most successful wicketkeeper in the league. He has sent batsmen to the pavilion from behind the stumps 180 times.
The youngest player in IPL 2024: Angkrish Raghuvanshi
The youngest player in IPL 2024 is Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who was born on 5 June 2005 in Delhi. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 20 lakh for the 2024 season. Angkrish got recognition during the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa in 2022. He emerged as the leading run-scorer for India in the tournament, scoring 278 runs in six matches at an average of 46.33, including one century and one half-century. Angkrish's young age and promising talent make him one to watch in the upcoming IPL season.