Bangladesh is the youngest team in the 2015 World Cup

The Dhaka Times Desk Bangladesh is the youngest team among the 14 teams in the 2015 World Cup. Bangladesh cricket team is called the youngest team because the average age of the members is the youngest.

Among the 14 teams in the ODI World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand in 2015 in terms of age, the Bangladesh cricket team is seen as a young team as its members have the lowest average age. The average age of Bangladesh team cricketers is 25 years.

According to media sources, according to ESPN Cricinfo statistics, Bangladesh players are the youngest players in Australia-New Zealand 2015 World Cup followed by Afghanistan players with the lowest average age (25.05).

On the other hand, the average age of the UAE cricketers who are playing the World Cup for the second time is the highest. Their average age is 32.48 years. Apart from the United Arab Emirates, only the last two World Cup runners-up Sri Lanka have an average age above thirty (31.07). In 2015, the average age of the World Cup players was 28.4 years.

It should be noted, however, that 18-year-old Usman Ghani of Afghanistan, who is playing in the World Cup for the first time, is the youngest cricketer. This right-handed batsman was born on November 20, 1986. On the other hand, there are two oldest cricketers in this World Cup. Khurram Khan and Mohammad Tauqeer of the United Arab Emirates. Both of them were born on 21 June 1971.