IPL 2023: From Dewald Brevis to Noor Ahmad; Five youngest cricketers to play in this season

5. Dewald Brevis (Mumbai Indians)

Age: 19 years 336 days

Dewald Brevis was a part of the Mumbai Indians team last season. Brevis, also known as 'Baby AB', is a destructive batter and he played for 7 times in one of MI's poorest seasons in their history.

With the bat, Brevis was brilliant as he scored 161 runs in 7 innings, at a magnificent strike rate of 142. He will be hoping more opportunities and can play a big part in MI's season this year.

4. Suyash Sharma (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Age: 19 years 320 days

Suyash Sharma was bought by KKR in the auction. This will be his first stint in the IPL. The teenager hails from Delhi and has a reputation as a mystery spinner. He will be another of KKR's mystery spinners along with Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy.

Suyash mainly bowls leg-break and KKR were actually elated as they got him at his base price in the auction.

(Image Courtesy: Suyash Sharma Instagram)

3. Nitish Kumar Reddy (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Age: 19 years 309 days

One of Andhra Pradesh's own boys Nitish Reddy will be the youngest member of SRH's roster in the IPL this season. Nitish hails from Vizag and was part of the CSK net bowling team in the past.

SRH roped in the youngster for the IPL 2023 at his base price of INR 20 lakh. He has played for Andhra in this season's Ranji Trophy and picked up 25 wickets in the tournament.

(Image Courtesy: Nitish Reddy Instagram)

2. Nishant Sindhu (Chennai Super Kings)

Age: 18 years 356 days

Nishant Sindhu will be having a birthday blast while he is a part of the Chennai Super Kings team. He is one of the two players who will still be 18 years old when the IPL starts this season.

Sindhu was part of India's U19 World Cup winning team in 2022 and CSK got his signature for INR 60 lakh. The stylish batter plays for Haryana and scored consecutive hundreds in Ranji Trophy this season against Baroda (110) and Odisha (142). He will get the best mentor in MS Dhoni and will be eager to share the dressing room with some of the stalwarts of the game.

(Image Courtesy: Chennai Super Kings)

1. Noor Ahmad (Gujarat Titans)

Age: 18 years 87 days

Afghanistan teenager Noor Ahmad is the youngest player among the squads in IPL this season. The left-arm wrist spinner made his international debut in 2022 and is regarded as one of the biggest prospects of Afghan cricket.

He has represented the likes of Galle Gladiators (SLPL), Melbourne Renegades (BBL), Karachi Kings (PSL) and will be aiming to make his mark in the IPL as well.

The teenager from Afghanistan will be along with his national teammate Rashid Khan at the Gujarat Titans.

(Image Courtesy: Noor Ahmad Instagram)