Cricket World Cup History: 3 oldest players to have played in the World Cup 

Imran Tahir is the oldest player playing in the 2019 Cricket World Cup
Imran Tahir is the oldest player playing in the 2019 Cricket World Cup

#2 John Traicos - 44 Years and 306 Days

John Traicos was born in the year 1947!
John Traicos was born in the year 1947!

John Traicos kicked off his cricket career as a member of the South African team. Traicos made his international debut for South Africa in the year 1970. The off-spinner is amongst the very few number of players who have played international cricket for two nations. An interesting fact to note is that John was born in Egypt but he played international cricket for South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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South Africa received a ban from international cricket after Traicos made 3 appearances for the Rainbow Nation. He then represented the Zimbabwe. He made his ODI debut in the 1983 World Cup match against Australia. However, the offie created a new record when he donned the Zimbabwean jersey at the age of 44 and 306 days in the 1992 World Cup.

Traicos continued playing cricket for Zimbabwe after the World Cup as well before finally calling it a day in the year 1993.

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