Mohammad Ashraful has been away from international cricket for quite a long time, and there is no guarantee that he can make his return to the national squad in the near future, but the former Bangladeshi cricketer is still alive in the hearts of his fans and followers. The right-handed batsman earned his place in the record book by scoring a century on his Test debut against Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka. When he scored the maiden hundred in the oldest format of the cricket game, he was just 17 years and 61 days old. This made him the youngest centurion in the history of Test cricket. This record took place in the second innings of the second Test of the 2001 Asian Test Championship. He scored 114 off 212 balls, which included 16 fours. He batted against legendary bowlers like Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas. Despite his brilliant performance, the Bangladesh cricket team could not avoid defeat. Sri Lanka won that match by an innings and 137 runs.
Earlier, this record was held by the former Pakistani cricketer, Mushtaq Mohammad. This veteran player made this record when he scored 101 against India in the second Test of the series in 1961. At that time, he was 17 years and 78 days old. For almost four decades, he held the record for the youngest century in Test cricket.
The
names of other players who scored a Test century at a young age include Sachin
Tendulkar (17 years and 107 days), Hamilton Masakadza (17 years and 352 days)
and Imran Nazir (18 years and 154 days).
