Sri Lankans are the oldest amongĀ the teams participating in the Cricket World Cup 2011 with average age of their players at 29.86 years. Bangladesh is the youngest team with average age of just 23.77 years.
India and Pakistan are at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. Indian players’ average age is 28.675 years while that of Pakistanis is 28.674 years.
Australia and England are at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, with more than 29 years of average age, data compiled by Cricinfo showed.
India has four players aged between 20 and 24, six between 25 and 29, four between 30 and 34 and one over 35.
Pakistan has one under-19 player, two between 20 and 24, four between 25 and 29, six between 30 and 34 and two over 35.
Eleven Bengali players are between 20 and 24, the highest number for this age group among all teams. Four are between 25 and 29. None is over 30.
Sri Lanka has seven players between the age of 30 and 34, the highest for this age group among all teams. Four of its players are between 25 and 29 and three between 20 and 24. One is over 35.
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