KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Nepal’s batsman Rohit Paudel has become the youngest male cricketer in history to make an international half-century after scoring 55 runs off 58 balls against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the second One-Day International (ODI) match played at ICC Academy, Dubai on Saturday. At 16 years and 146 days old, Paudel eclipsed Sachin Tendulkar’s record by 67 days.

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, on Sunday, congratulated Rohit Kumar Paudel for becoming the world’s youngest cricketer to score an ODI half-century.

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Rohit Kumar Paudel has become world’s youngest cricketer to score an ODI half-century. Poudel scored 55 runs during Nepal’s three-match ODI Series against the UAE on Saturday at the age of 16 years and 146 days.