World Cup 2015: A Game Of Numbers

# 43

The oldest ones to enter World Cup are United Arab Emirates captain Mohammad Tauqir and vice-captain Khurram Khan – who were both born on June 21, 1971. The oldest man to appear in a World Cup match was Holland's Nolan Clarke, at 47 years,257 days in 1995-96. So cricket is the game for the ones who are fit, age never a consideration.

# 18

Youngest player to get in this year is Afghanistan’s 18-year-old Usman Ghani, who was born on November 20, 1996 and the youngest ever to take part is Canada’s Nitish Kumar, who was 16 during the 2011 tournament.

# 33

Mahela Jayewardene the unsung hero from 2011 World Cup, being the losing side curtailed his efforts. But this world cup he is set to reach a milestone just by entering the ground with Sri Lanka playing against New Zealand. He will side along with other cricketing greats who played in five editions of the game playing 33 matches.

Shahid Afridi will be the other player to play the fifth edition.

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