Piyush Chawla on Thursday became the second youngest cricketer to play for India when he stepped on to the field in the second Test against England in Mohali.

The Uttar Pradesh leg spinner, 17 years and 75 days old, ranks behind Sachin Tendulkar who made his debut at the age of 16 years and 205 days against Pakistan in 1989-90.

Chawla, however, heads the list of slow bowlers to have played for India including Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Maninder Singh.

The Indian is 16th on the all-time list topped by Pakistani Hasan Raza who played his first Test when he was 14 years and 227 days against Zimbabwe in 1996-97.

Youngest Test debutants for India:

(Age, player's name, debut against, venue and year):
 16, 205     S Tendulkar, vs Pak, Karachi, 1989-90
 17, 75       P Chawla, vs Eng, Mohali, 2005-06
 17, 118     L Sivaramakrishnan, vs WI, Antigua, 1983
 17, 152     PA Patel, vs Eng, Nottingham, 2002
 17, 193     Maninder Singh, vs Pak, Karachi, 1982-83
 17, 265     V Mehra, vs NZ, Mumbai, 1955-56
 17, 265     Harbhajan Singh, vs Aus, Bangalore, 1997-98
 18, 13       A G Milkha Singh, vs Aus, Chennai, 1959-60
 18, 249     Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, vs Eng, Mumbai, 1963-64
 18, 270     Ravi Shastri, vs NZ, 1981
 18, 288     Chetan Sharma, vs Pak, Lahore, 1984-85
 18, 312     S Venkataraghavan, vs NZ, Chennai, 1964-65
 19, 9         Syed Mushtaq Ali, vs Eng, Kolkata, 1933-34
 19, 85       Narendra Hirwani, vs WI, Chennai, 1987-88
 19,  91      Mohinder Amarnath, vs Aus, Chennai, 1969-70
 19, 106     P Bhandari, vs Pak, Karachi, 1956
 19, 262     C S Nayudu, vs Eng, Kolkata, 1933-34.