The orthodox spinner of Indian origin could not make his debut with the bat. He returned to the dressing room after playing 7 balls and scoring 5 runs. However, Aayan has set a world record before batting. He is now the youngest cricketer in the history of the T20 World Cup.

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir held earlier this record.

Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir set a record by playing in the T20 World Cup at 17 and 55 days. Aayan Afzal was 16 years and 335 days old on the day of the match against the Netherlands on Sunday. In other words, Emirates’ Aayan Afzal entered the T20 World Cup stage at the age of fewer than 85 days.

Ryan broke the record as the youngest cricketer in the T20 World Cup. Despite the World Cup debut, Aayan Afzal made his T20 international debut against Bangladesh. In September, he won his international cap for the first time in the series in which Bangladesh played two T20 matches against the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.

The left-arm slow orthodox spinner took three wickets in the two-match T20 series before the World Cup. In the first match, he bowled three overs and gave only 16 runs. He played a 17-ball 25-run innings in one innings with the bat. Aayan was born in Goa, India. However, he moved to the United Arab Emirates with his parents at the age of two.