Meet Gulshan Jha, the youngest Nepalese cricketer to play one day international
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The first match of Asia Cup 2023 between Pakistan and Nepal has begun. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first.
And amid the excitement of the ongoing match happening at the Multan Cricket Stadium, meet Nepal’s youngest cricketer ever to play a one day international match.
Gulshan Jha holds the record of being the youngest Nepalese cricketer to play one day international. However, in the world’s youngest cricketers ranking, he is at the third spot.
Jha was 15 years 212 days old when he played his first match against U.S.A on 17th September 2021.
He is a right arm medium bowler who was named in Nepal’s T20I squad for the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman. He was also named in Nepal’s U19s squad for U19 Asia Cup.