Aamir Kaleem Aged 44 years and 81 days Broke Ryan Campbell’s Record To Become The Oldest Player To Feature In the T20 World Cup
When Oman took the field against Zimbabwe in the eighth match of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Colombo, a new record was waiting to be made by Aamir Kaleem.
The all-rounder who happens to be 44 years and 81 days old now holds the record for being the oldest player to play in the multination tournament, which also includes the likes of Mohammad Nabi, Roelof van der Merwe and Wayne Madson.
Mentioned Below Is the list of the Top 10 Oldest Players To Play In The T20 World Cup
Aamir Kaleem (Oman) – 44 years 81 days, 2026*
Ryan Campbell (Hong Kong) – 44 years 30 days, 2016
Frank Nsubuga (Uganda) – 43 years 253 days, 2024
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Mohammad Nadeem (Oman) – 43 years, 2026
Brad Hogg (Australia) – 43 years 34 days, 2014
Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 42 years 36 days, 2021
Wayne Madson (Italy) – 42 years, 2026
Najeeb Amar (Hong Kong) – 42 years 17 days, 2014
Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) – 41 days, 2026
Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands) – 41 days, 2026
Who is Aamir Kaleem
Aamir Kaleem is one of the experienced players in the Oman team, which is led by Jatinder Singh, and is currently taking part in the tenth edition of the multi-team tournament.
If we talk about the record that Aamir Kaleem possesses with both bat and ball, the all-rounder has scored 723 runs at a strike rate of 112.10 in 54 T20I matches, with his highest score being 72.
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Along with that, Kaleem has also picked up 48 wickets at an economy of 7.59 with best bowling figures of 5 for 15.
The Journey
Aamir Kaleem was born on 20 November 1981 in Karachi, Pakistan. After taking Oman’s citizanship Aamir Kaleem made his international debut in the ACC Trophy Elite
One of the highlights of Aamie Kaleem’s career was that the spinner was a part of Oman’s first-ever T20 World Cup campaign during the 2016 T20 World Cup, which took place in India. Oman was able to register their first-ever World Cup win during that particular edition when it got rid of Ireland in a thrilling contest between bat and ball.
Recent Performances
As far as the recent performances of the experienced all rounder is concerned, he played a crucial role with the ball for the team during the Asia Cup as he succeeded in picking five wickets in three matches in the tournament, which wasn’t memorable for the team as they failed to qualify for the Super Four.
Kaleem also made contributions with his innings of 80 runs against Sri Lanka in a warm-up game before the T20 World Cup.
