IPL debut at 36, fans talk about CSK's Richard Gleeson set to take the field against PBKS

The clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will see Richard Gleeson make his Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 debut in Match 49 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. What's interesting is he is the second oldest player to make his IPL debut since 2014. At 36 years and 151 days old, Gleeson made his maiden outing in the IPL after he was bought in as a replacement for injured New Zealand opener Devon Conway.

Oldest IPL debutanats since 2014:

36y 342d Sikander Raza

36y151d Richard Gleeson

35y 44d Imran Tahir

34y 124d Jalaj Saxena

34y 63s Keshav Maharaj

He joined the Yellow Brigade for his base price of Rs 50 lakh. Since his name was announced at the toss by CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, fans can't help but talk about the English pacer and his debut at this age in the IPL.

Richard Gleeson Makes IPL Debut At The Age of 36 💛 pic.twitter.com/xaoqAKG2nm

— Junaid Khan (@JunaidKhanation) May 1, 2024

Richard Gleeson making his debut

BEGINNING OF GREATNESS pic.twitter.com/tkjpRl8mGI

— Yash (@CSKYash_) May 1, 2024

Oldest IPL debutanats (since 2014):
36y 342d Sikander Raza

36y151d Richard Gleeson*

35y 44d Imran Tahir
34y 124d Jalaj Saxena
34y 63s Keshav Maharaj#CSKvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/I8uK0eu1VO

— MSDian PIYUSH 🇮🇳 (@piyush_ranjan11) May 1, 2024

As for the clash, Punjab Kings won the toss and have opted to field. Their regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan is still unavailable, and Sam Curran, at the toss, said his team is excited after they won the last game and are going with the same team. 

As for CSK, they will be missing out on Matheesha Pathirana and Tushar Deshpande today. Pathirana has a slight niggle, while Deshpande isn't well. They have brought in Shardul Thakur, and Richard Gleeson makes his debut. This game could also be Mustafizur Rahman's last game before he departs for national duties.

Teams:

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran(c), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Rishi Dhawan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Richard Gleeson, Mustafizur Rahman

Impact Subs: Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Prashant Solanki.