There is a general proposition that is, bowlers won’t perform at their peak form when they become old in the game. The players who are 30+ in their age are considered old and they are limited with their playing in international cricket. This is because of the upcoming of many new young and energetic players who could play with the maximum spirit in the one-day international. But these 10 players have proved them all wrong with their performance on the field. These 10 players are the oldest players according to cricket who took the 5-wicket haul. Now let’s look into the list of the oldest players who have big records in ODI.

1. Sunil Dhaniram

The player at the top of the list is the former bowler and cricketer SUNIL DHANIRAM from team Canada this was his performance in his ODI career and his record for having a five-wicket haul in his old days. He was 39 years and 256 days old while taking this five-wicket haul in the ODI cricket and this was in a game between Canada and Bermuda in 2008.

2. Imran Tahir

The player at the 2nd spot is the talented eldest player IMRAN TAHIR from team South Africa who performs well in the T20 cricket too, and this was his performance in the ODI cricket when he was 39 years and 190 days, and it was in a game between SA and Zimbabwe in 2018 and his bowling figure was 6/24.

3. Shaukat Dukanwala

The player at the 3rd spot is the former bowler and cricketer SHAUKAT DUKANWALA from team UAE and his performance in the old days of his ODI career. This was during an ICC ODI match between UAE and Netherlands in the year 1996 and he was 39 years and 40 days in this match, and this was played in the Lahore ground on 1 Mar 1996.

4. Tim Murtagh

The player at the 4th position in this list is a former cricketer and bowler TIM MURTAGH from the team Ireland. In this match, he was 37 years and 336 days old this was an ICC ODI match between Ireland and Zimbabwe in 2019, and this was played in the Belfast ground on 4 Jul 2019.

5. IVA Richards

The player in the 5th place on this list is one of the cricketing legends IVA RICHARDS from team West Indies and this was his performance in the ODI cricket he was 37 years old during this match between WI and India in 1989. He had a bowling figure of 6/41 in this match and this was played in the Delhi ground.

6. Richard Hadlee

The player at the 6th spot is the former cricketer and bowler RICHARD HADLEE from team New Zealand and his performance in the ODI cricket, and he was 37 years 218 days old in this match and had a bowling figure of 5/38 in this match against Pakistan in 1989. This was played in the Dunedin ground on 6 Feb 1989.

7. Wasim Akram

The player at the 7th spot is the cricketing and bowling idol WASIM AKRAM from team Pakistan and his signature performance in the last stages of his career. This was during an ICC match between Pakistan and Namibia in the year 2003, and he was 36 years 258 days old and had a figure of 5/28 in this match, and this was played in the Kimberly ground on 16 Feb 2003

8. Muthiah Muralidaran

The player at the 8th spot is the master of spin bowling MUTHIAH MURALIDARAN from team Sri Lanka and his excellent performance in the ODI cricket by having the record for the five-wicket haul in his old days. He was 36 years and 227 days old in this match which was against Zimbabwe in 2008, and this was played in the Harare ground.

9. Con De Lange

The player at the 9th spot of this list is the Scotland bowler CON DE LANGE for his exciting performance in the ODI cricket which was a match between Scotland and Zimbabwe in the year 2017. He was 36 years and 124 days old in this match and he had a figure of 5/60, and this was played in the Edinburgh ground.

10. Khawar Ali

The player at the 10th spot is the bowler KHAWAR ALI from team Oman in the ODI cricket and his performance in the match between Oman and PNG in the year 2021. He was 35 years and 285 days old in this match and had a figure of 5/15, and this was played in the Al Amerat ground on 1 Oct 2021.