Top 10 oldest cricketers in IPL 2015

With Australia wrapping up the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in a thumping manner, the focus now shifts to the 8th season of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL). With only a week left for the IPL to begin, every franchise is fine-tuning its preparations for the season. The league is seen as a platform for young and emerging players to not only make a name for themselves but also share the dressing room with some of the biggest names in the game, who, in turn, impart their wisdom to the young guns to hone their craft.Although T20 cricket was initially labelled a young man’s game, we have seen plenty of veterans coming to the fore in the IPL and even outperforming a lot of the younger players over the years.  Here are the 10 oldest players that will be seen in action in IPL 2015:NOTE: For this list, we have only considered the players who have played a minimum of six IPL matches.

#10 Mithun Manhas - 35 years and 172 days

Chennai Super Kings Mithun Manhas is a seasoned campaigner in the IPL having previously played for Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors. Known to be a calm and composed middle order batsman, Manhas can keepthe scoreboard ticking along owing to his ability to manoeuvre the ball into gaps for ones and twos in between the odd boundary.

With many big names in the Chennai squad, however, it remains to be seen whether Manhas will get enough opportunities in the playing XI.

IPL career batting stats

Matches	Not Outs	Runs	HS	Average	SR	100s	50s
55	15	514	42*	22.34	109.36	0	0