El Difraoui is one of the founders of the Candid Foundation in Berlin.

(meta data) TITLE: Our Founders — The CANDID Foundation

Daniel Gerlach holds an M.A. and a Licence degree in History and Middle Eastern studies from the universities of Hamburg and Paris IV Sorbonne.

He is a journalist, writer and political analyst on Middle Eastern affairs with a current research focus on Syria and Iraq.

In addition to his work as CANDID's executive director, he ist the editor-in-chief of the Middle East magazine zenith.

Daniel has written and directed numerous documentary films on the Middle East and was recognized with the National German Television Award in 2013.

He is frequently solicited by media outlets as an expert on Middle Eastern and North African affairs.

Among his recent publications are a reference book on Germany and the Arab world and a biographical dictionary of the Middle East for the German Federal Agency of Civic Education (with C. H. Meier) and a book about the war for Syria (Herrschaft über Syrien, Hamburg 2015).

Dr Asiem El Difraoui is a political scientist, economist and documentary film director.

He is, currently, a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Media and Communication Policy Berlin.

From 2010 to October 2012 he was a Research Associate at the Middle East and Africa research division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin.

Previously, he was a lecturer at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques »Sciences Po« paris (from 2004 to 2010) where he obtained his doctorate.

Until 2008 he also worked as editor in chief of IP Productions, a Paris-based television news agency specialized on the Middle East and Arab World.

His dissertation »Al-Qaida par l'image – La prophétie du martyre« (The Jihad of Images – Al-Qaeda's Prophecy of Martyrdom) became an acclaimed book and is currently being translated into English and German.

Asiem received his BA Honours degree in Economics and Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of London and had previously studied at the American University in Cairo.

He received numerous international awards for his documentaries and reportages.

Asiem has extensively published on media and their role as a political infrastructure during the upheavals in the Arab region as well as on Jihadist propaganda, de-radicalisation and prevention.

As a country analyst he is specialized on Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia the Gulf Emirates, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.

Asiem's book »Ein Neues Ägypten? Eine Reise durch ein Land im Aufruhr - A New Egypt? A Journey Through a Country in Turmoil« was released by Edition Körber in November 2013.

Katja Brinkmann studied Arabic and German language and literature at the Free University of Berlin and spent a year at Cairo University.

In 1998, she graduated on the commentary of the Baghdadi Hanbali scholar Ibn al-Anbari on »Al-Mu'allaqa«-poem of the pre-Islamic poet 'Antara bin Shaddad.

Working a decade as an experienced free-lanced guide and program development advisor in the field of academic tourism she stomped cities and countryside of most Eastern Arab countries.

Today you can read her guidebook on Syria, published in March 2011 at Trescher, as an ode to a country in agony.

Since 2010, she worked on a research project on the patterns of argumentation and rhetorical devices of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 1350), a Hanbali jurist whose writings are quoted as a reference by modern Salafi and Jihadist ideologists.

Her doctoral thesis was accepted cum laude by the Free University of Berlin in 2016.

With Candid Foundation, she developed and supervised several new projects.

On September 1st, Katja passed away and will be remembered as a dear friend, devoted colleague and fellow co-founder.

Marcel Mettelsiefen is a photojournalist, documentary filmmaker and co-publisher of zenith Magazine.

He has worked for international news agencies in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti.

In 2004 he began studying medicine in Berlin.

In 2009, he interrupted his studies to go to Afghanistan to work on several photo reportage projects.

His photos from that time appear in a book about the controversial airstrike on Kunduz which killed over 100 civilians.

Marcel has been covering the Arab spring and started going to Syria in April 2011.

Since then he has returned to the war-torn country more than a dozen times.

His reports from Syria have aired on ARD, ZDF, Channel4, CNN, Al Jazeera and Canal+.His film »The agony of Aleppo's children«

was awarded TV News Story of the Year by the London Foreign Press Association in 2013 and nominated for the Rory Peck Award.

He received the Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis for outstanding journalism and the Cinema for Peace Award in 2014, as well as two International Emmy Awards and prizes from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

In 2017, Marcel's Syria documentary "Watani" was nominated for the Academy Awards (Oscars) in the category documentary short.

Moritz Behrendt works as a journalist for print and radio.

He studied history and journalism in Hamburg, Dakar and Beirut.

He was among the founders of zenith in 1999 and works for the magazine ever since.

He writes for major german-language newspapers like Süddeutsche Zeitung and Neue Zürcher Zeitung and since 2006 he works frequently for the public-service radio stations Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur.

One of his main points of interest is how collective and personal memory shape the way societies in the Middle East and in Africa look at the future.

Without understanding the past, without deciphering the importance of memory there can be no solutions for todays problems.

In this sense Moritz has also helped to launch the interdisciplinary project Muwajahat al-Madi – confronted past« in Egypt and Tunisia.

Christian H. Meier is a German journalist and one of the founders of zenith Magazine, where he continued to work with Daniel Gerlach as editor-in-chief before he came the Middle East Desk editor of the German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

He holds a Magister Artium in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Hamburg.

Among Christian's main areas of specialisation are the development of Islamic thought, contemporary Egypt, and Christian communities in the Middle East.

In his work, he aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Middle East's complexities among the German public.

As regards himself, he still grabbles with the question of why Mulukhiyah is so popular in Egyptian cuisine.

Belabbes Benkredda is an award-winning social innovator, open debate advocate and the founder of the Munathara Initiative, a fledging online and television debate forum for Arab youth.

He studied International Relations, Philosophy of Law and Middle East Politics, and his career took him to the German Foreign Office, the League of Arab States and the Council for Arab-British Understanding.

Since moving to Dubai in 2005, he's been a government consultant specialized on public diplomacy in the Arab world, a frequent television commentator, and op-ed columnist for the region's largest English daily.

Inspired by the communicative action theory he was taught as an undergraduate philosophy student in Frankfurt, Belabbes founded the Dubai Debates in January 2011 with the vision to crowd-source new opinion leaders online.

After a crackdown on NGOs in 2012 he indefinitely suspended Dubai Debates and created the Munathara Initiative as a successor organization in Tunis.

In 2013, he was recognized in Washington DC with the prestigious Democracy Award for his work in fostering citizen participation in the Arab public sphere.

In 2016, Belabbes became a fellow of the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program at the university of Yale.

This is also where he completed his PhD in 2010, under the supervision of French scholar Gilles Kepel. His thesis was entitled: ""The Jihad of images – a political analysis of Al Qaeda's audio-visual propaganda"" and became a standard reference book.
 Between 1992 and 2008, he produced with his own production company, ""Impossible Productions"", a variety of political documentaries and reports on as diverse socio- and geo-political issues as the Second Gulf War in Iraq and the far-right 'National Front' movement in France. As a journalist and director and producer of documentaries, Asiem El Difraoui has thus worked in Germany, France, the MENA region, the Balkans, and South East Asia.
 Between 2004 and 2010, El Difraoui moreover taught Journalism at Sciences Po in Paris. From 2010 to 2013, he joined the 'Near/Middle East' research group at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin (SWP) as a research fellow. During this time he was involved with the project ""Jihadism on the Internet: The internationalization of violence discourses on the World Wide Web"" and served in this capacity as an advisor on the European Commission's 'Clean IT' initiative. Since 2012, he is also a senior fellow at the Berlin Institute for Media and Communication Policy (IfM).


The Candid Foundation is an independent think tank.

(meta data) TITLE: Our Founders — The CANDID Foundation

Daniel Gerlach holds an M.A. and a Licence degree in History and Middle Eastern studies from the universities of Hamburg and Paris IV Sorbonne.

He is a journalist, writer and political analyst on Middle Eastern affairs with a current research focus on Syria and Iraq.

In addition to his work as CANDID's executive director, he ist the editor-in-chief of the Middle East magazine zenith.

Daniel has written and directed numerous documentary films on the Middle East and was recognized with the National German Television Award in 2013.

He is frequently solicited by media outlets as an expert on Middle Eastern and North African affairs.

Among his recent publications are a reference book on Germany and the Arab world and a biographical dictionary of the Middle East for the German Federal Agency of Civic Education (with C. H. Meier) and a book about the war for Syria (Herrschaft über Syrien, Hamburg 2015).

Dr Asiem El Difraoui is a political scientist, economist and documentary film director.

He is, currently, a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Media and Communication Policy Berlin.

From 2010 to October 2012 he was a Research Associate at the Middle East and Africa research division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin.

Previously, he was a lecturer at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques »Sciences Po« paris (from 2004 to 2010) where he obtained his doctorate.

Until 2008 he also worked as editor in chief of IP Productions, a Paris-based television news agency specialized on the Middle East and Arab World.

His dissertation »Al-Qaida par l'image – La prophétie du martyre« (The Jihad of Images – Al-Qaeda's Prophecy of Martyrdom) became an acclaimed book and is currently being translated into English and German.

Asiem received his BA Honours degree in Economics and Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of London and had previously studied at the American University in Cairo.

He received numerous international awards for his documentaries and reportages.

Asiem has extensively published on media and their role as a political infrastructure during the upheavals in the Arab region as well as on Jihadist propaganda, de-radicalisation and prevention.

As a country analyst he is specialized on Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia the Gulf Emirates, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.

Asiem's book »Ein Neues Ägypten? Eine Reise durch ein Land im Aufruhr - A New Egypt? A Journey Through a Country in Turmoil« was released by Edition Körber in November 2013.

Katja Brinkmann studied Arabic and German language and literature at the Free University of Berlin and spent a year at Cairo University.

In 1998, she graduated on the commentary of the Baghdadi Hanbali scholar Ibn al-Anbari on »Al-Mu'allaqa«-poem of the pre-Islamic poet 'Antara bin Shaddad.

Working a decade as an experienced free-lanced guide and program development advisor in the field of academic tourism she stomped cities and countryside of most Eastern Arab countries.

Today you can read her guidebook on Syria, published in March 2011 at Trescher, as an ode to a country in agony.

Since 2010, she worked on a research project on the patterns of argumentation and rhetorical devices of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 1350), a Hanbali jurist whose writings are quoted as a reference by modern Salafi and Jihadist ideologists.

Her doctoral thesis was accepted cum laude by the Free University of Berlin in 2016.

With Candid Foundation, she developed and supervised several new projects.

On September 1st, Katja passed away and will be remembered as a dear friend, devoted colleague and fellow co-founder.

Marcel Mettelsiefen is a photojournalist, documentary filmmaker and co-publisher of zenith Magazine.

He has worked for international news agencies in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti.

In 2004 he began studying medicine in Berlin.

In 2009, he interrupted his studies to go to Afghanistan to work on several photo reportage projects.

His photos from that time appear in a book about the controversial airstrike on Kunduz which killed over 100 civilians.

Marcel has been covering the Arab spring and started going to Syria in April 2011.

Since then he has returned to the war-torn country more than a dozen times.

His reports from Syria have aired on ARD, ZDF, Channel4, CNN, Al Jazeera and Canal+.His film »The agony of Aleppo's children«

was awarded TV News Story of the Year by the London Foreign Press Association in 2013 and nominated for the Rory Peck Award.

He received the Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis for outstanding journalism and the Cinema for Peace Award in 2014, as well as two International Emmy Awards and prizes from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

In 2017, Marcel's Syria documentary "Watani" was nominated for the Academy Awards (Oscars) in the category documentary short.

Moritz Behrendt works as a journalist for print and radio.

He studied history and journalism in Hamburg, Dakar and Beirut.

He was among the founders of zenith in 1999 and works for the magazine ever since.

He writes for major german-language newspapers like Süddeutsche Zeitung and Neue Zürcher Zeitung and since 2006 he works frequently for the public-service radio stations Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur.

One of his main points of interest is how collective and personal memory shape the way societies in the Middle East and in Africa look at the future.

Without understanding the past, without deciphering the importance of memory there can be no solutions for todays problems.

In this sense Moritz has also helped to launch the interdisciplinary project Muwajahat al-Madi – confronted past« in Egypt and Tunisia.

Christian H. Meier is a German journalist and one of the founders of zenith Magazine, where he continued to work with Daniel Gerlach as editor-in-chief before he came the Middle East Desk editor of the German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

He holds a Magister Artium in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Hamburg.

Among Christian's main areas of specialisation are the development of Islamic thought, contemporary Egypt, and Christian communities in the Middle East.

In his work, he aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Middle East's complexities among the German public.

As regards himself, he still grabbles with the question of why Mulukhiyah is so popular in Egyptian cuisine.

Belabbes Benkredda is an award-winning social innovator, open debate advocate and the founder of the Munathara Initiative, a fledging online and television debate forum for Arab youth.

He studied International Relations, Philosophy of Law and Middle East Politics, and his career took him to the German Foreign Office, the League of Arab States and the Council for Arab-British Understanding.

Since moving to Dubai in 2005, he's been a government consultant specialized on public diplomacy in the Arab world, a frequent television commentator, and op-ed columnist for the region's largest English daily.

Inspired by the communicative action theory he was taught as an undergraduate philosophy student in Frankfurt, Belabbes founded the Dubai Debates in January 2011 with the vision to crowd-source new opinion leaders online.

After a crackdown on NGOs in 2012 he indefinitely suspended Dubai Debates and created the Munathara Initiative as a successor organization in Tunis.

In 2013, he was recognized in Washington DC with the prestigious Democracy Award for his work in fostering citizen participation in the Arab public sphere.

In 2016, Belabbes became a fellow of the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program at the university of Yale.

This is also where he completed his PhD in 2010, under the supervision of French scholar Gilles Kepel. His thesis was entitled: ""The Jihad of images – a political analysis of Al Qaeda's audio-visual propaganda"" and became a standard reference book.
 Between 1992 and 2008, he produced with his own production company, ""Impossible Productions"", a variety of political documentaries and reports on as diverse socio- and geo-political issues as the Second Gulf War in Iraq and the far-right 'National Front' movement in France. As a journalist and director and producer of documentaries, Asiem El Difraoui has thus worked in Germany, France, the MENA region, the Balkans, and South East Asia.
 Between 2004 and 2010, El Difraoui moreover taught Journalism at Sciences Po in Paris. From 2010 to 2013, he joined the 'Near/Middle East' research group at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin (SWP) as a research fellow. During this time he was involved with the project ""Jihadism on the Internet: The internationalization of violence discourses on the World Wide Web"" and served in this capacity as an advisor on the European Commission's 'Clean IT' initiative. Since 2012, he is also a senior fellow at the Berlin Institute for Media and Communication Policy (IfM). El Difraoui is one of the founders of the Candid Foundation in Berlin.


The Candid Foundation attempts to promote intercultural understanding and creative approaches in international development.

(meta data) TITLE: Our Founders — The CANDID Foundation

Daniel Gerlach holds an M.A. and a Licence degree in History and Middle Eastern studies from the universities of Hamburg and Paris IV Sorbonne.

He is a journalist, writer and political analyst on Middle Eastern affairs with a current research focus on Syria and Iraq.

In addition to his work as CANDID's executive director, he ist the editor-in-chief of the Middle East magazine zenith.

Daniel has written and directed numerous documentary films on the Middle East and was recognized with the National German Television Award in 2013.

He is frequently solicited by media outlets as an expert on Middle Eastern and North African affairs.

Among his recent publications are a reference book on Germany and the Arab world and a biographical dictionary of the Middle East for the German Federal Agency of Civic Education (with C. H. Meier) and a book about the war for Syria (Herrschaft über Syrien, Hamburg 2015).

Dr Asiem El Difraoui is a political scientist, economist and documentary film director.

He is, currently, a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Media and Communication Policy Berlin.

From 2010 to October 2012 he was a Research Associate at the Middle East and Africa research division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin.

Previously, he was a lecturer at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques »Sciences Po« paris (from 2004 to 2010) where he obtained his doctorate.

Until 2008 he also worked as editor in chief of IP Productions, a Paris-based television news agency specialized on the Middle East and Arab World.

His dissertation »Al-Qaida par l'image – La prophétie du martyre« (The Jihad of Images – Al-Qaeda's Prophecy of Martyrdom) became an acclaimed book and is currently being translated into English and German.

Asiem received his BA Honours degree in Economics and Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of London and had previously studied at the American University in Cairo.

He received numerous international awards for his documentaries and reportages.

Asiem has extensively published on media and their role as a political infrastructure during the upheavals in the Arab region as well as on Jihadist propaganda, de-radicalisation and prevention.

As a country analyst he is specialized on Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia the Gulf Emirates, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.

Asiem's book »Ein Neues Ägypten? Eine Reise durch ein Land im Aufruhr - A New Egypt? A Journey Through a Country in Turmoil« was released by Edition Körber in November 2013.

Katja Brinkmann studied Arabic and German language and literature at the Free University of Berlin and spent a year at Cairo University.

In 1998, she graduated on the commentary of the Baghdadi Hanbali scholar Ibn al-Anbari on »Al-Mu'allaqa«-poem of the pre-Islamic poet 'Antara bin Shaddad.

Working a decade as an experienced free-lanced guide and program development advisor in the field of academic tourism she stomped cities and countryside of most Eastern Arab countries.

Today you can read her guidebook on Syria, published in March 2011 at Trescher, as an ode to a country in agony.

Since 2010, she worked on a research project on the patterns of argumentation and rhetorical devices of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 1350), a Hanbali jurist whose writings are quoted as a reference by modern Salafi and Jihadist ideologists.

Her doctoral thesis was accepted cum laude by the Free University of Berlin in 2016.

With Candid Foundation, she developed and supervised several new projects.

On September 1st, Katja passed away and will be remembered as a dear friend, devoted colleague and fellow co-founder.

Marcel Mettelsiefen is a photojournalist, documentary filmmaker and co-publisher of zenith Magazine.

He has worked for international news agencies in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti.

In 2004 he began studying medicine in Berlin.

In 2009, he interrupted his studies to go to Afghanistan to work on several photo reportage projects.

His photos from that time appear in a book about the controversial airstrike on Kunduz which killed over 100 civilians.

Marcel has been covering the Arab spring and started going to Syria in April 2011.

Since then he has returned to the war-torn country more than a dozen times.

His reports from Syria have aired on ARD, ZDF, Channel4, CNN, Al Jazeera and Canal+.His film »The agony of Aleppo's children«

was awarded TV News Story of the Year by the London Foreign Press Association in 2013 and nominated for the Rory Peck Award.

He received the Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis for outstanding journalism and the Cinema for Peace Award in 2014, as well as two International Emmy Awards and prizes from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

In 2017, Marcel's Syria documentary "Watani" was nominated for the Academy Awards (Oscars) in the category documentary short.

Moritz Behrendt works as a journalist for print and radio.

He studied history and journalism in Hamburg, Dakar and Beirut.

He was among the founders of zenith in 1999 and works for the magazine ever since.

He writes for major german-language newspapers like Süddeutsche Zeitung and Neue Zürcher Zeitung and since 2006 he works frequently for the public-service radio stations Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur.

One of his main points of interest is how collective and personal memory shape the way societies in the Middle East and in Africa look at the future.

Without understanding the past, without deciphering the importance of memory there can be no solutions for todays problems.

In this sense Moritz has also helped to launch the interdisciplinary project Muwajahat al-Madi – confronted past« in Egypt and Tunisia.

Christian H. Meier is a German journalist and one of the founders of zenith Magazine, where he continued to work with Daniel Gerlach as editor-in-chief before he came the Middle East Desk editor of the German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

He holds a Magister Artium in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Hamburg.

Among Christian's main areas of specialisation are the development of Islamic thought, contemporary Egypt, and Christian communities in the Middle East.

In his work, he aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Middle East's complexities among the German public.

As regards himself, he still grabbles with the question of why Mulukhiyah is so popular in Egyptian cuisine.

Belabbes Benkredda is an award-winning social innovator, open debate advocate and the founder of the Munathara Initiative, a fledging online and television debate forum for Arab youth.

He studied International Relations, Philosophy of Law and Middle East Politics, and his career took him to the German Foreign Office, the League of Arab States and the Council for Arab-British Understanding.

Since moving to Dubai in 2005, he's been a government consultant specialized on public diplomacy in the Arab world, a frequent television commentator, and op-ed columnist for the region's largest English daily.

Inspired by the communicative action theory he was taught as an undergraduate philosophy student in Frankfurt, Belabbes founded the Dubai Debates in January 2011 with the vision to crowd-source new opinion leaders online.

After a crackdown on NGOs in 2012 he indefinitely suspended Dubai Debates and created the Munathara Initiative as a successor organization in Tunis.

In 2013, he was recognized in Washington DC with the prestigious Democracy Award for his work in fostering citizen participation in the Arab public sphere.

In 2016, Belabbes became a fellow of the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program at the university of Yale.

This is also where he completed his PhD in 2010, under the supervision of French scholar Gilles Kepel. His thesis was entitled: ""The Jihad of images – a political analysis of Al Qaeda's audio-visual propaganda"" and became a standard reference book.
 Between 1992 and 2008, he produced with his own production company, ""Impossible Productions"", a variety of political documentaries and reports on as diverse socio- and geo-political issues as the Second Gulf War in Iraq and the far-right 'National Front' movement in France. As a journalist and director and producer of documentaries, Asiem El Difraoui has thus worked in Germany, France, the MENA region, the Balkans, and South East Asia.
 Between 2004 and 2010, El Difraoui moreover taught Journalism at Sciences Po in Paris. From 2010 to 2013, he joined the 'Near/Middle East' research group at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin (SWP) as a research fellow. During this time he was involved with the project ""Jihadism on the Internet: The internationalization of violence discourses on the World Wide Web"" and served in this capacity as an advisor on the European Commission's 'Clean IT' initiative. Since 2012, he is also a senior fellow at the Berlin Institute for Media and Communication Policy (IfM). El Difraoui is one of the founders of the Candid Foundation in Berlin. The Candid Foundation is an independent think tank.


The Candid Foundation focusses especially on the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean.

(meta data) TITLE: Our Founders — The CANDID Foundation

Daniel Gerlach holds an M.A. and a Licence degree in History and Middle Eastern studies from the universities of Hamburg and Paris IV Sorbonne.

He is a journalist, writer and political analyst on Middle Eastern affairs with a current research focus on Syria and Iraq.

In addition to his work as CANDID's executive director, he ist the editor-in-chief of the Middle East magazine zenith.

Daniel has written and directed numerous documentary films on the Middle East and was recognized with the National German Television Award in 2013.

He is frequently solicited by media outlets as an expert on Middle Eastern and North African affairs.

Among his recent publications are a reference book on Germany and the Arab world and a biographical dictionary of the Middle East for the German Federal Agency of Civic Education (with C. H. Meier) and a book about the war for Syria (Herrschaft über Syrien, Hamburg 2015).

Dr Asiem El Difraoui is a political scientist, economist and documentary film director.

He is, currently, a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Media and Communication Policy Berlin.

From 2010 to October 2012 he was a Research Associate at the Middle East and Africa research division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin.

Previously, he was a lecturer at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques »Sciences Po« paris (from 2004 to 2010) where he obtained his doctorate.

Until 2008 he also worked as editor in chief of IP Productions, a Paris-based television news agency specialized on the Middle East and Arab World.

His dissertation »Al-Qaida par l'image – La prophétie du martyre« (The Jihad of Images – Al-Qaeda's Prophecy of Martyrdom) became an acclaimed book and is currently being translated into English and German.

Asiem received his BA Honours degree in Economics and Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of London and had previously studied at the American University in Cairo.

He received numerous international awards for his documentaries and reportages.

Asiem has extensively published on media and their role as a political infrastructure during the upheavals in the Arab region as well as on Jihadist propaganda, de-radicalisation and prevention.

As a country analyst he is specialized on Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia the Gulf Emirates, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.

Asiem's book »Ein Neues Ägypten? Eine Reise durch ein Land im Aufruhr - A New Egypt? A Journey Through a Country in Turmoil« was released by Edition Körber in November 2013.

Katja Brinkmann studied Arabic and German language and literature at the Free University of Berlin and spent a year at Cairo University.

In 1998, she graduated on the commentary of the Baghdadi Hanbali scholar Ibn al-Anbari on »Al-Mu'allaqa«-poem of the pre-Islamic poet 'Antara bin Shaddad.

Working a decade as an experienced free-lanced guide and program development advisor in the field of academic tourism she stomped cities and countryside of most Eastern Arab countries.

Today you can read her guidebook on Syria, published in March 2011 at Trescher, as an ode to a country in agony.

Since 2010, she worked on a research project on the patterns of argumentation and rhetorical devices of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 1350), a Hanbali jurist whose writings are quoted as a reference by modern Salafi and Jihadist ideologists.

Her doctoral thesis was accepted cum laude by the Free University of Berlin in 2016.

With Candid Foundation, she developed and supervised several new projects.

On September 1st, Katja passed away and will be remembered as a dear friend, devoted colleague and fellow co-founder.

Marcel Mettelsiefen is a photojournalist, documentary filmmaker and co-publisher of zenith Magazine.

He has worked for international news agencies in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti.

In 2004 he began studying medicine in Berlin.

In 2009, he interrupted his studies to go to Afghanistan to work on several photo reportage projects.

His photos from that time appear in a book about the controversial airstrike on Kunduz which killed over 100 civilians.

Marcel has been covering the Arab spring and started going to Syria in April 2011.

Since then he has returned to the war-torn country more than a dozen times.

His reports from Syria have aired on ARD, ZDF, Channel4, CNN, Al Jazeera and Canal+.His film »The agony of Aleppo's children«

was awarded TV News Story of the Year by the London Foreign Press Association in 2013 and nominated for the Rory Peck Award.

He received the Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis for outstanding journalism and the Cinema for Peace Award in 2014, as well as two International Emmy Awards and prizes from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

In 2017, Marcel's Syria documentary "Watani" was nominated for the Academy Awards (Oscars) in the category documentary short.

Moritz Behrendt works as a journalist for print and radio.

He studied history and journalism in Hamburg, Dakar and Beirut.

He was among the founders of zenith in 1999 and works for the magazine ever since.

He writes for major german-language newspapers like Süddeutsche Zeitung and Neue Zürcher Zeitung and since 2006 he works frequently for the public-service radio stations Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur.

One of his main points of interest is how collective and personal memory shape the way societies in the Middle East and in Africa look at the future.

Without understanding the past, without deciphering the importance of memory there can be no solutions for todays problems.

In this sense Moritz has also helped to launch the interdisciplinary project Muwajahat al-Madi – confronted past« in Egypt and Tunisia.

Christian H. Meier is a German journalist and one of the founders of zenith Magazine, where he continued to work with Daniel Gerlach as editor-in-chief before he came the Middle East Desk editor of the German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

He holds a Magister Artium in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Hamburg.

Among Christian's main areas of specialisation are the development of Islamic thought, contemporary Egypt, and Christian communities in the Middle East.

In his work, he aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Middle East's complexities among the German public.

As regards himself, he still grabbles with the question of why Mulukhiyah is so popular in Egyptian cuisine.

Belabbes Benkredda is an award-winning social innovator, open debate advocate and the founder of the Munathara Initiative, a fledging online and television debate forum for Arab youth.

He studied International Relations, Philosophy of Law and Middle East Politics, and his career took him to the German Foreign Office, the League of Arab States and the Council for Arab-British Understanding.

Since moving to Dubai in 2005, he's been a government consultant specialized on public diplomacy in the Arab world, a frequent television commentator, and op-ed columnist for the region's largest English daily.

Inspired by the communicative action theory he was taught as an undergraduate philosophy student in Frankfurt, Belabbes founded the Dubai Debates in January 2011 with the vision to crowd-source new opinion leaders online.

After a crackdown on NGOs in 2012 he indefinitely suspended Dubai Debates and created the Munathara Initiative as a successor organization in Tunis.

In 2013, he was recognized in Washington DC with the prestigious Democracy Award for his work in fostering citizen participation in the Arab public sphere.

In 2016, Belabbes became a fellow of the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program at the university of Yale.

This is also where he completed his PhD in 2010, under the supervision of French scholar Gilles Kepel. His thesis was entitled: ""The Jihad of images – a political analysis of Al Qaeda's audio-visual propaganda"" and became a standard reference book.
 Between 1992 and 2008, he produced with his own production company, ""Impossible Productions"", a variety of political documentaries and reports on as diverse socio- and geo-political issues as the Second Gulf War in Iraq and the far-right 'National Front' movement in France. As a journalist and director and producer of documentaries, Asiem El Difraoui has thus worked in Germany, France, the MENA region, the Balkans, and South East Asia.
 Between 2004 and 2010, El Difraoui moreover taught Journalism at Sciences Po in Paris. From 2010 to 2013, he joined the 'Near/Middle East' research group at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin (SWP) as a research fellow. During this time he was involved with the project ""Jihadism on the Internet: The internationalization of violence discourses on the World Wide Web"" and served in this capacity as an advisor on the European Commission's 'Clean IT' initiative. Since 2012, he is also a senior fellow at the Berlin Institute for Media and Communication Policy (IfM). El Difraoui is one of the founders of the Candid Foundation in Berlin. The Candid Foundation is an independent think tank. The Candid Foundation attempts to promote intercultural understanding and creative approaches in international development.


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Let us see the top 10 oldest players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

We will see their ages and discuss a little about their performances and skills.

Any good cricket team needs a healthy balance of youth and experience.

Cricket is not just a game of strength, skills, fitness, and intelligence, but also of temperament and character.

Most senior players which we will see in this article, bring with them almost all of these qualities.

They are the greatest assets to their teams.

They have the ability to uplift the team with just their sheer presence.

Also, they can skillfully rescue the team out from most of the difficult situations in the match.

Here are the top 10 oldest but most important players in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir's age will be 40 years 64 days on May 30, 2019, i.e. on the first day of the World Cup 2019.

And that makes him the oldest player in the World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir is a great inspiration to many, who has shown us that age and energy levels have no connection.

At the age of 40, Imran Tahir still carries the energy and enthusiasm of a teenager.

It is reflected not only in his bowling, fielding, and celebrations but also in his talking in the presentations and interviews.

He is always so full of life, optimism, and zeal.

I will be watching him closely in the ICC World Cup 2019 one final time.

As many of you know, he has already announced that he will retire after the World Cup.

## 2. Chris Gayle (WI)-39 years 251 days

It is really hard to imagine West Indies ODI team without the opening batsman Chris Gayle.

He has been serving the team and entertaining cricket fans all over the world for decades since his ODI debut in September 1999 against India.

He owns the universe of cricket like a boss.

He sends balls into the crowd's area just like NASA sends satellites into space.

Yes, he doesn't like to run singles or doubles, but why run, when you can hit and send the ball into the galaxy.

On May 30, 2019, he will be 39 years 251 days old.

The second oldest player in the ICC World Cup 2019.

## 3. Mohammad Hafeez (Pak)-38 years 224 days

Mohammad Hafeez made his Test and ODI debut in 2003 and since then he has made many memorable winning contributions to Pakistan's cricket team both with the bat and the ball.

He recently retired from Test cricket to focus on the ODIs and especially the ICC World Cup 2019.

On May 30, 2019, Hafeez will be exactly 38 years 224 days old.

Thus, he is third on our list of top 10 oldest players to play in ICC World Cup 2019.

Pakistan team certainly looks solid with experienced Hafeez in the side.

He is the James Bond 007 of the cricket world.

Smartest minds with some of the smartest plans, which are sometimes beyond the understanding of many.

Like James Bond, he stays in the match till the end and then finishes off in style in the climax.

And his brilliant plans and advice from behind the stumps are custom made for getting a particular batsman out.

The way he understands the weaknesses of different batsmen and formulates the tactics against them is just mind-blowing.

Also, he has set a new benchmark in the art and technique of great wicket-keeping.

On May 30, 2019, his age will be 37 years 309 days.

No doubt he is one of the most intelligent players, but what is more astonishing is that he is still one of the fittest and the quickest in the business.

To manage this top level of cricket at this age fills me with awe, wonder and immense respect for Thala (the leader)!

## 5. Shoaib Malik (Pak)-37 years 117 days

Shoaib Malik is a massive asset to the current Pakistan cricket team.

He is the former captain, a very reliable batsman who can bat in any position, and also a very good spin bowler with around 150+ wickets in the ODIs.

Malik brings with him his great tactical caliber, his experience, his amazing fitness and most importantly his ability to stay calm in all circumstances.

On May 30, 2019, his age will be 37 years 117 days and is fifth on our list of the oldest players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

## 6. Jeevan Mendis (SL)-36 years 135 days

Sri Lanka has given a lot of good players who played way beyond the normal age of retirement and they were all good performers till the day of the retirement.

Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, and Sanath Jayasuriya are some of the names which immediately come to mind.

Jeevan Mendis is another senior Sri Lankan who is serving Sri Lanka effectively even at the age of 36+ years.

On May 30, he would be 36 years 135 days old.

Jeevan Mendis' participation in the World cup 2019 is a big surprise to me.

He last played ODI in 2015 and that too in the World Cup 2015.

Which cricketer plays World Cup to World Cup with no match in between?

Anyway, he is a good leg-spin option and a great left-handed batsman who can hit the ball out of the boundary with ease.

Sri Lanka will definitely benefit from his experience and all-rounder capabilities.

On May 30, 2019, Hashim Amla will be 36 years 60 days.

Hashim Amla has always been the most important pillar of the South African batting lineup.

He has an ODI average of almost 50, which is enough to give an idea about the class and skills of this man.

However, in recent matches, Hashim Amla has struggled to gather runs.

But we know, all players go through some bad phase at some point in their career.

And genius players always find a way to make a stronger comeback and shut up their critics once again.

I firmly believe Amla will come back in form in the mega tournament and help South Africa cruise forward in the World Cup 2019.

Stunning Steyn will be 35 years 337 days old on the first day of the World Cup 2019.

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2008 and Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year 2013

, Steyn knows how to dominate the opposition batting by firing balls like bullets.

However, the only thing which has stopped him from complete domination is his own injuries.

He had earlier broken his right shoulder in a Test in Perth in 2016.

Due to which he had missed the ICC Champions trophy 2017 in England.

Later, when he recovered from that, he damaged his left heel in the first Test itself, against India in early 2018.

But he came back stronger and later in December 2018, he broke the record of South Africa's leading Test wicket-taker surpassing Shaun Pollock's 421 wicket record.

Recently he suffered from some shoulder inflammation in the few IPL games he played for RCB in 2019.

Hopefully, he will be fit and fine for the Cricket World Cup 2019 soon.

## 9. Shaun Marsh (Aus)-35 years 325 days

On May 30, 2019, Shaun Marsh will become 35 years 325 days old i.e. almost 36 years.

Shaun Marsh had a roller coaster career so far.

He had to get in and get out of the team a number of times.

After his debut in 2008, Marsh has played only 71 matches so far.

However, amidst all these ups and downs, he has been able to maintain a nice batting average of 41+.

Also, in the past 12 months, he did bat responsibly and helped Australia in many important matches.

These innings were important since Steve Smith and David Warner were not in the team to share the batting responsibilities.

With Steve Smith and David Warner back in the squad, and Shaun being in good touch, Team Australia once again is looking strong and balanced.

Thus, Australia seems to be a major contender for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

## 10. Lasith Malinga (SL)-35 years 275 days

Lasith Malinga is the 10th person on our list of the oldest players to play the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

When in IPL 2018, I saw Lasith Malinga being the bowling mentor for Mumbai Indians, I thought he may retire from the Sri Lanka ODI team soon.

But surprisingly, he was back as one of the main bowlers for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2019.

In the IPL 2019 final, Lasith bowled the last winning ball and helped Mumbai Indians to win the IPL 2019 title, in a thrilling last ball finish.

On May 30, 2019, Malinga will be 35 years 275 years old.

I am very excited to see experienced Lasith Malinga once again lead the Sri Lanka bowling attack in the ICC World cup 2019.

Other players and their age as on May 30, 2019:

11. Mashrafe Mortaza, the captain of Bangladesh Team (35 years 237 days)

12. Ross Taylor from New Zealand (35 years 82 days)

13. JP Duminy from South Africa (35 years 45 days)

14. Faf Du Plessis, the South Africa Team captain (34 years 320 days)

15. Mohd. Nabi, former Afghanistan Team captain (34 years 148 days)

16. Kedar Jadhav from India (34 years 64 days)

17. Liam Plunkett from England (34 years 53 days)

Thus we saw the names, ages, and details of the top 10 oldest players in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Looking at these big names and the things they can do, I certainly feel age is just a number.

Cause these players can perform many times better than most other young members in their squads.

This might be the last World cup for these big names.

It will be their last chance to compete in the biggest cricket tournament in the world.

And it is our last chance to see them play with utmost dedication and determination for winning the World Cup for their country.

Interesting FAQs related to ICC WorldCup 2019, such as, which teams failed to qualify for the CWC 2019; when did MS Dhoni play his first World Cup; what is the theme song for CWC 2019, etc

For other upcoming cricket schedules and results, check our page.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Timetable, Teams, Grounds

Quick Results Summary of All Warm-Up Matches ahead of Cricket World Cup 2019

2019-2021 ICC World Test Championship Points System, All Teams Schedule & More

All Top Batting, Bowling & Fielding Stats from ICC World Cup 2019

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# Top 10 Oldest Players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Let us see the top 10 oldest players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

We will see their ages and discuss a little about their performances and skills.

Any good cricket team needs a healthy balance of youth and experience.

Cricket is not just a game of strength, skills, fitness, and intelligence, but also of temperament and character.

Most senior players which we will see in this article, bring with them almost all of these qualities.

They are the greatest assets to their teams.

They have the ability to uplift the team with just their sheer presence.

Also, they can skillfully rescue the team out from most of the difficult situations in the match.

Here are the top 10 oldest but most important players in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir's age will be 40 years 64 days on May 30, 2019, i.e. on the first day of the World Cup 2019.

And that makes him the oldest player in the World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir is a great inspiration to many, who has shown us that age and energy levels have no connection.

At the age of 40, Imran Tahir still carries the energy and enthusiasm of a teenager.

It is reflected not only in his bowling, fielding, and celebrations but also in his talking in the presentations and interviews.

He is always so full of life, optimism, and zeal.

I will be watching him closely in the ICC World Cup 2019 one final time.

As many of you know, he has already announced that he will retire after the World Cup.

## 2. Chris Gayle (WI)-39 years 251 days

It is really hard to imagine West Indies ODI team without the opening batsman Chris Gayle.

He has been serving the team and entertaining cricket fans all over the world for decades since his ODI debut in September 1999 against India.

He owns the universe of cricket like a boss.

He sends balls into the crowd's area just like NASA sends satellites into space.

Yes, he doesn't like to run singles or doubles, but why run, when you can hit and send the ball into the galaxy.

On May 30, 2019, he will be 39 years 251 days old.

The second oldest player in the ICC World Cup 2019.

## 3. Mohammad Hafeez (Pak)-38 years 224 days

Mohammad Hafeez made his Test and ODI debut in 2003 and since then he has made many memorable winning contributions to Pakistan's cricket team both with the bat and the ball.

He recently retired from Test cricket to focus on the ODIs and especially the ICC World Cup 2019.

On May 30, 2019, Hafeez will be exactly 38 years 224 days old.

Thus, he is third on our list of top 10 oldest players to play in ICC World Cup 2019.

Pakistan team certainly looks solid with experienced Hafeez in the side.

He is the James Bond 007 of the cricket world.

Smartest minds with some of the smartest plans, which are sometimes beyond the understanding of many.

Like James Bond, he stays in the match till the end and then finishes off in style in the climax.

And his brilliant plans and advice from behind the stumps are custom made for getting a particular batsman out.

The way he understands the weaknesses of different batsmen and formulates the tactics against them is just mind-blowing.

Also, he has set a new benchmark in the art and technique of great wicket-keeping.

On May 30, 2019, his age will be 37 years 309 days.

No doubt he is one of the most intelligent players, but what is more astonishing is that he is still one of the fittest and the quickest in the business.

To manage this top level of cricket at this age fills me with awe, wonder and immense respect for Thala (the leader)!

## 5. Shoaib Malik (Pak)-37 years 117 days

Shoaib Malik is a massive asset to the current Pakistan cricket team.

He is the former captain, a very reliable batsman who can bat in any position, and also a very good spin bowler with around 150+ wickets in the ODIs.

Malik brings with him his great tactical caliber, his experience, his amazing fitness and most importantly his ability to stay calm in all circumstances.

On May 30, 2019, his age will be 37 years 117 days and is fifth on our list of the oldest players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

## 6. Jeevan Mendis (SL)-36 years 135 days

Sri Lanka has given a lot of good players who played way beyond the normal age of retirement and they were all good performers till the day of the retirement.

Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, and Sanath Jayasuriya are some of the names which immediately come to mind.

Jeevan Mendis is another senior Sri Lankan who is serving Sri Lanka effectively even at the age of 36+ years.

On May 30, he would be 36 years 135 days old.

Jeevan Mendis' participation in the World cup 2019 is a big surprise to me.

He last played ODI in 2015 and that too in the World Cup 2015.

Which cricketer plays World Cup to World Cup with no match in between?

Anyway, he is a good leg-spin option and a great left-handed batsman who can hit the ball out of the boundary with ease.

Sri Lanka will definitely benefit from his experience and all-rounder capabilities.

On May 30, 2019, Hashim Amla will be 36 years 60 days.

Hashim Amla has always been the most important pillar of the South African batting lineup.

He has an ODI average of almost 50, which is enough to give an idea about the class and skills of this man.

However, in recent matches, Hashim Amla has struggled to gather runs.

But we know, all players go through some bad phase at some point in their career.

And genius players always find a way to make a stronger comeback and shut up their critics once again.

I firmly believe Amla will come back in form in the mega tournament and help South Africa cruise forward in the World Cup 2019.

Stunning Steyn will be 35 years 337 days old on the first day of the World Cup 2019.

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2008 and Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year 2013

, Steyn knows how to dominate the opposition batting by firing balls like bullets.

However, the only thing which has stopped him from complete domination is his own injuries.

He had earlier broken his right shoulder in a Test in Perth in 2016.

Due to which he had missed the ICC Champions trophy 2017 in England.

Later, when he recovered from that, he damaged his left heel in the first Test itself, against India in early 2018.

But he came back stronger and later in December 2018, he broke the record of South Africa's leading Test wicket-taker surpassing Shaun Pollock's 421 wicket record.

Recently he suffered from some shoulder inflammation in the few IPL games he played for RCB in 2019.

Hopefully, he will be fit and fine for the Cricket World Cup 2019 soon.

## 9. Shaun Marsh (Aus)-35 years 325 days

On May 30, 2019, Shaun Marsh will become 35 years 325 days old i.e. almost 36 years.

Shaun Marsh had a roller coaster career so far.

He had to get in and get out of the team a number of times.

After his debut in 2008, Marsh has played only 71 matches so far.

However, amidst all these ups and downs, he has been able to maintain a nice batting average of 41+.

Also, in the past 12 months, he did bat responsibly and helped Australia in many important matches.

These innings were important since Steve Smith and David Warner were not in the team to share the batting responsibilities.

With Steve Smith and David Warner back in the squad, and Shaun being in good touch, Team Australia once again is looking strong and balanced.

Thus, Australia seems to be a major contender for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

## 10. Lasith Malinga (SL)-35 years 275 days

Lasith Malinga is the 10th person on our list of the oldest players to play the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

When in IPL 2018, I saw Lasith Malinga being the bowling mentor for Mumbai Indians, I thought he may retire from the Sri Lanka ODI team soon.

But surprisingly, he was back as one of the main bowlers for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2019.

In the IPL 2019 final, Lasith bowled the last winning ball and helped Mumbai Indians to win the IPL 2019 title, in a thrilling last ball finish.

On May 30, 2019, Malinga will be 35 years 275 years old.

I am very excited to see experienced Lasith Malinga once again lead the Sri Lanka bowling attack in the ICC World cup 2019.

Other players and their age as on May 30, 2019:

11. Mashrafe Mortaza, the captain of Bangladesh Team (35 years 237 days)

12. Ross Taylor from New Zealand (35 years 82 days)

13. JP Duminy from South Africa (35 years 45 days)

14. Faf Du Plessis, the South Africa Team captain (34 years 320 days)

15. Mohd. Nabi, former Afghanistan Team captain (34 years 148 days)

16. Kedar Jadhav from India (34 years 64 days)

17. Liam Plunkett from England (34 years 53 days)

Thus we saw the names, ages, and details of the top 10 oldest players in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Looking at these big names and the things they can do, I certainly feel age is just a number.

Cause these players can perform many times better than most other young members in their squads.

This might be the last World cup for these big names.

It will be their last chance to compete in the biggest cricket tournament in the world.

And it is our last chance to see them play with utmost dedication and determination for winning the World Cup for their country.

Interesting FAQs related to ICC WorldCup 2019, such as, which teams failed to qualify for the CWC 2019; when did MS Dhoni play his first World Cup; what is the theme song for CWC 2019, etc

For other upcoming cricket schedules and results, check our page.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Timetable, Teams, Grounds

Quick Results Summary of All Warm-Up Matches ahead of Cricket World Cup 2019

2019-2021 ICC World Test Championship Points System, All Teams Schedule & More

All Top Batting, Bowling & Fielding Stats from ICC World Cup 2019

Some of the links on this page and elsewhere on the site may be affiliate ads by Viglinks.

It will give us small commission if you purchase via them, at no extra cost to you.

It will help us to keep the site running

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Official sponsors of the top ten cricket teams

10 cricketers who scored three or more consecutive ODI centuries

Final Squads for ICC World Cup 2019 of All Teams with Stats

2019 Global T20 Canada Points Table, Results & Top Performers

5 cricketers who played with only one functioning eye

(WI vs IND 2019) Shikhar Dhawan's Recent T20I Woes

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# Top 10 Oldest Players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Let us see the top 10 oldest players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

We will see their ages and discuss a little about their performances and skills.

Any good cricket team needs a healthy balance of youth and experience.

Cricket is not just a game of strength, skills, fitness, and intelligence, but also of temperament and character.

Most senior players which we will see in this article, bring with them almost all of these qualities.

They are the greatest assets to their teams.

They have the ability to uplift the team with just their sheer presence.

Also, they can skillfully rescue the team out from most of the difficult situations in the match.

Here are the top 10 oldest but most important players in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir's age will be 40 years 64 days on May 30, 2019, i.e. on the first day of the World Cup 2019.

And that makes him the oldest player in the World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir is a great inspiration to many, who has shown us that age and energy levels have no connection.

At the age of 40, Imran Tahir still carries the energy and enthusiasm of a teenager.

It is reflected not only in his bowling, fielding, and celebrations but also in his talking in the presentations and interviews.

He is always so full of life, optimism, and zeal.

I will be watching him closely in the ICC World Cup 2019 one final time.

As many of you know, he has already announced that he will retire after the World Cup.

## 2. Chris Gayle (WI)-39 years 251 days

It is really hard to imagine West Indies ODI team without the opening batsman Chris Gayle.

He has been serving the team and entertaining cricket fans all over the world for decades since his ODI debut in September 1999 against India.

He owns the universe of cricket like a boss.

He sends balls into the crowd's area just like NASA sends satellites into space.

Yes, he doesn't like to run singles or doubles, but why run, when you can hit and send the ball into the galaxy.

On May 30, 2019, he will be 39 years 251 days old.

The second oldest player in the ICC World Cup 2019.

## 3. Mohammad Hafeez (Pak)-38 years 224 days

Mohammad Hafeez made his Test and ODI debut in 2003 and since then he has made many memorable winning contributions to Pakistan's cricket team both with the bat and the ball.

He recently retired from Test cricket to focus on the ODIs and especially the ICC World Cup 2019.

On May 30, 2019, Hafeez will be exactly 38 years 224 days old.

Thus, he is third on our list of top 10 oldest players to play in ICC World Cup 2019.

Pakistan team certainly looks solid with experienced Hafeez in the side.

He is the James Bond 007 of the cricket world.

Smartest minds with some of the smartest plans, which are sometimes beyond the understanding of many.

Like James Bond, he stays in the match till the end and then finishes off in style in the climax.

And his brilliant plans and advice from behind the stumps are custom made for getting a particular batsman out.

The way he understands the weaknesses of different batsmen and formulates the tactics against them is just mind-blowing.

Also, he has set a new benchmark in the art and technique of great wicket-keeping.

On May 30, 2019, his age will be 37 years 309 days.

No doubt he is one of the most intelligent players, but what is more astonishing is that he is still one of the fittest and the quickest in the business.

To manage this top level of cricket at this age fills me with awe, wonder and immense respect for Thala (the leader)!

## 5. Shoaib Malik (Pak)-37 years 117 days

Shoaib Malik is a massive asset to the current Pakistan cricket team.

He is the former captain, a very reliable batsman who can bat in any position, and also a very good spin bowler with around 150+ wickets in the ODIs.

Malik brings with him his great tactical caliber, his experience, his amazing fitness and most importantly his ability to stay calm in all circumstances.

On May 30, 2019, his age will be 37 years 117 days and is fifth on our list of the oldest players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

## 6. Jeevan Mendis (SL)-36 years 135 days

Sri Lanka has given a lot of good players who played way beyond the normal age of retirement and they were all good performers till the day of the retirement.

Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, and Sanath Jayasuriya are some of the names which immediately come to mind.

Jeevan Mendis is another senior Sri Lankan who is serving Sri Lanka effectively even at the age of 36+ years.

On May 30, he would be 36 years 135 days old.

Jeevan Mendis' participation in the World cup 2019 is a big surprise to me.

He last played ODI in 2015 and that too in the World Cup 2015.

Which cricketer plays World Cup to World Cup with no match in between?

Anyway, he is a good leg-spin option and a great left-handed batsman who can hit the ball out of the boundary with ease.

Sri Lanka will definitely benefit from his experience and all-rounder capabilities.

On May 30, 2019, Hashim Amla will be 36 years 60 days.

Hashim Amla has always been the most important pillar of the South African batting lineup.

He has an ODI average of almost 50, which is enough to give an idea about the class and skills of this man.

However, in recent matches, Hashim Amla has struggled to gather runs.

But we know, all players go through some bad phase at some point in their career.

And genius players always find a way to make a stronger comeback and shut up their critics once again.

I firmly believe Amla will come back in form in the mega tournament and help South Africa cruise forward in the World Cup 2019.

Stunning Steyn will be 35 years 337 days old on the first day of the World Cup 2019.

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2008 and Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year 2013

, Steyn knows how to dominate the opposition batting by firing balls like bullets.

However, the only thing which has stopped him from complete domination is his own injuries.

He had earlier broken his right shoulder in a Test in Perth in 2016.

Due to which he had missed the ICC Champions trophy 2017 in England.

Later, when he recovered from that, he damaged his left heel in the first Test itself, against India in early 2018.

But he came back stronger and later in December 2018, he broke the record of South Africa's leading Test wicket-taker surpassing Shaun Pollock's 421 wicket record.

Recently he suffered from some shoulder inflammation in the few IPL games he played for RCB in 2019.

Hopefully, he will be fit and fine for the Cricket World Cup 2019 soon.

## 9. Shaun Marsh (Aus)-35 years 325 days

On May 30, 2019, Shaun Marsh will become 35 years 325 days old i.e. almost 36 years.

Shaun Marsh had a roller coaster career so far.

He had to get in and get out of the team a number of times.

After his debut in 2008, Marsh has played only 71 matches so far.

However, amidst all these ups and downs, he has been able to maintain a nice batting average of 41+.

Also, in the past 12 months, he did bat responsibly and helped Australia in many important matches.

These innings were important since Steve Smith and David Warner were not in the team to share the batting responsibilities.

With Steve Smith and David Warner back in the squad, and Shaun being in good touch, Team Australia once again is looking strong and balanced.

Thus, Australia seems to be a major contender for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

## 10. Lasith Malinga (SL)-35 years 275 days

Lasith Malinga is the 10th person on our list of the oldest players to play the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

When in IPL 2018, I saw Lasith Malinga being the bowling mentor for Mumbai Indians, I thought he may retire from the Sri Lanka ODI team soon.

But surprisingly, he was back as one of the main bowlers for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2019.

In the IPL 2019 final, Lasith bowled the last winning ball and helped Mumbai Indians to win the IPL 2019 title, in a thrilling last ball finish.

On May 30, 2019, Malinga will be 35 years 275 years old.

I am very excited to see experienced Lasith Malinga once again lead the Sri Lanka bowling attack in the ICC World cup 2019.

Other players and their age as on May 30, 2019:

11. Mashrafe Mortaza, the captain of Bangladesh Team (35 years 237 days)

12. Ross Taylor from New Zealand (35 years 82 days)

13. JP Duminy from South Africa (35 years 45 days)

14. Faf Du Plessis, the South Africa Team captain (34 years 320 days)

15. Mohd. Nabi, former Afghanistan Team captain (34 years 148 days)

16. Kedar Jadhav from India (34 years 64 days)

17. Liam Plunkett from England (34 years 53 days)

Thus we saw the names, ages, and details of the top 10 oldest players in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Looking at these big names and the things they can do, I certainly feel age is just a number.

Cause these players can perform many times better than most other young members in their squads.

This might be the last World cup for these big names.

It will be their last chance to compete in the biggest cricket tournament in the world.

And it is our last chance to see them play with utmost dedication and determination for winning the World Cup for their country.

Interesting FAQs related to ICC WorldCup 2019, such as, which teams failed to qualify for the CWC 2019; when did MS Dhoni play his first World Cup; what is the theme song for CWC 2019, etc

For other upcoming cricket schedules and results, check our page.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Timetable, Teams, Grounds

Quick Results Summary of All Warm-Up Matches ahead of Cricket World Cup 2019

2019-2021 ICC World Test Championship Points System, All Teams Schedule & More

All Top Batting, Bowling & Fielding Stats from ICC World Cup 2019

Some of the links on this page and elsewhere on the site may be affiliate ads by Viglinks.

It will give us small commission if you purchase via them, at no extra cost to you.

It will help us to keep the site running

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Official sponsors of the top ten cricket teams

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# Top 10 Oldest Players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Let us see the top 10 oldest players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

We will see their ages and discuss a little about their performances and skills.

Any good cricket team needs a healthy balance of youth and experience.

Cricket is not just a game of strength, skills, fitness, and intelligence, but also of temperament and character.

Most senior players which we will see in this article, bring with them almost all of these qualities.

They are the greatest assets to their teams.

They have the ability to uplift the team with just their sheer presence.

Also, they can skillfully rescue the team out from most of the difficult situations in the match.

Here are the top 10 oldest but most important players in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir's age will be 40 years 64 days on May 30, 2019, i.e. on the first day of the World Cup 2019.

And that makes him the oldest player in the World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir is a great inspiration to many, who has shown us that age and energy levels have no connection.

At the age of 40, Imran Tahir still carries the energy and enthusiasm of a teenager.

It is reflected not only in his bowling, fielding, and celebrations but also in his talking in the presentations and interviews.

He is always so full of life, optimism, and zeal.

I will be watching him closely in the ICC World Cup 2019 one final time.

As many of you know, he has already announced that he will retire after the World Cup.

## 2. Chris Gayle (WI)-39 years 251 days

It is really hard to imagine West Indies ODI team without the opening batsman Chris Gayle.

He has been serving the team and entertaining cricket fans all over the world for decades since his ODI debut in September 1999 against India.

He owns the universe of cricket like a boss.

He sends balls into the crowd's area just like NASA sends satellites into space.

Yes, he doesn't like to run singles or doubles, but why run, when you can hit and send the ball into the galaxy.

On May 30, 2019, he will be 39 years 251 days old.

The second oldest player in the ICC World Cup 2019.

## 3. Mohammad Hafeez (Pak)-38 years 224 days

Mohammad Hafeez made his Test and ODI debut in 2003 and since then he has made many memorable winning contributions to Pakistan's cricket team both with the bat and the ball.

He recently retired from Test cricket to focus on the ODIs and especially the ICC World Cup 2019.

On May 30, 2019, Hafeez will be exactly 38 years 224 days old.

Thus, he is third on our list of top 10 oldest players to play in ICC World Cup 2019.

Pakistan team certainly looks solid with experienced Hafeez in the side.

He is the James Bond 007 of the cricket world.

Smartest minds with some of the smartest plans, which are sometimes beyond the understanding of many.

Like James Bond, he stays in the match till the end and then finishes off in style in the climax.

And his brilliant plans and advice from behind the stumps are custom made for getting a particular batsman out.

The way he understands the weaknesses of different batsmen and formulates the tactics against them is just mind-blowing.

Also, he has set a new benchmark in the art and technique of great wicket-keeping.

On May 30, 2019, his age will be 37 years 309 days.

No doubt he is one of the most intelligent players, but what is more astonishing is that he is still one of the fittest and the quickest in the business.

To manage this top level of cricket at this age fills me with awe, wonder and immense respect for Thala (the leader)!

## 5. Shoaib Malik (Pak)-37 years 117 days

Shoaib Malik is a massive asset to the current Pakistan cricket team.

He is the former captain, a very reliable batsman who can bat in any position, and also a very good spin bowler with around 150+ wickets in the ODIs.

Malik brings with him his great tactical caliber, his experience, his amazing fitness and most importantly his ability to stay calm in all circumstances.

On May 30, 2019, his age will be 37 years 117 days and is fifth on our list of the oldest players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

## 6. Jeevan Mendis (SL)-36 years 135 days

Sri Lanka has given a lot of good players who played way beyond the normal age of retirement and they were all good performers till the day of the retirement.

Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, and Sanath Jayasuriya are some of the names which immediately come to mind.

Jeevan Mendis is another senior Sri Lankan who is serving Sri Lanka effectively even at the age of 36+ years.

On May 30, he would be 36 years 135 days old.

Jeevan Mendis' participation in the World cup 2019 is a big surprise to me.

He last played ODI in 2015 and that too in the World Cup 2015.

Which cricketer plays World Cup to World Cup with no match in between?

Anyway, he is a good leg-spin option and a great left-handed batsman who can hit the ball out of the boundary with ease.

Sri Lanka will definitely benefit from his experience and all-rounder capabilities.

On May 30, 2019, Hashim Amla will be 36 years 60 days.

Hashim Amla has always been the most important pillar of the South African batting lineup.

He has an ODI average of almost 50, which is enough to give an idea about the class and skills of this man.

However, in recent matches, Hashim Amla has struggled to gather runs.

But we know, all players go through some bad phase at some point in their career.

And genius players always find a way to make a stronger comeback and shut up their critics once again.

I firmly believe Amla will come back in form in the mega tournament and help South Africa cruise forward in the World Cup 2019.

Stunning Steyn will be 35 years 337 days old on the first day of the World Cup 2019.

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2008 and Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year 2013

, Steyn knows how to dominate the opposition batting by firing balls like bullets.

However, the only thing which has stopped him from complete domination is his own injuries.

He had earlier broken his right shoulder in a Test in Perth in 2016.

Due to which he had missed the ICC Champions trophy 2017 in England.

Later, when he recovered from that, he damaged his left heel in the first Test itself, against India in early 2018.

But he came back stronger and later in December 2018, he broke the record of South Africa's leading Test wicket-taker surpassing Shaun Pollock's 421 wicket record.

Recently he suffered from some shoulder inflammation in the few IPL games he played for RCB in 2019.

Hopefully, he will be fit and fine for the Cricket World Cup 2019 soon.

## 9. Shaun Marsh (Aus)-35 years 325 days

On May 30, 2019, Shaun Marsh will become 35 years 325 days old i.e. almost 36 years.

Shaun Marsh had a roller coaster career so far.

He had to get in and get out of the team a number of times.

After his debut in 2008, Marsh has played only 71 matches so far.

However, amidst all these ups and downs, he has been able to maintain a nice batting average of 41+.

Also, in the past 12 months, he did bat responsibly and helped Australia in many important matches.

These innings were important since Steve Smith and David Warner were not in the team to share the batting responsibilities.

With Steve Smith and David Warner back in the squad, and Shaun being in good touch, Team Australia once again is looking strong and balanced.

Thus, Australia seems to be a major contender for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

## 10. Lasith Malinga (SL)-35 years 275 days

Lasith Malinga is the 10th person on our list of the oldest players to play the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

When in IPL 2018, I saw Lasith Malinga being the bowling mentor for Mumbai Indians, I thought he may retire from the Sri Lanka ODI team soon.

But surprisingly, he was back as one of the main bowlers for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2019.

In the IPL 2019 final, Lasith bowled the last winning ball and helped Mumbai Indians to win the IPL 2019 title, in a thrilling last ball finish.

On May 30, 2019, Malinga will be 35 years 275 years old.

I am very excited to see experienced Lasith Malinga once again lead the Sri Lanka bowling attack in the ICC World cup 2019.

Other players and their age as on May 30, 2019:

11. Mashrafe Mortaza, the captain of Bangladesh Team (35 years 237 days)

12. Ross Taylor from New Zealand (35 years 82 days)

13. JP Duminy from South Africa (35 years 45 days)

14. Faf Du Plessis, the South Africa Team captain (34 years 320 days)

15. Mohd. Nabi, former Afghanistan Team captain (34 years 148 days)

16. Kedar Jadhav from India (34 years 64 days)

17. Liam Plunkett from England (34 years 53 days)

Thus we saw the names, ages, and details of the top 10 oldest players in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Looking at these big names and the things they can do, I certainly feel age is just a number.

Cause these players can perform many times better than most other young members in their squads.

This might be the last World cup for these big names.

It will be their last chance to compete in the biggest cricket tournament in the world.

And it is our last chance to see them play with utmost dedication and determination for winning the World Cup for their country.

Interesting FAQs related to ICC WorldCup 2019, such as, which teams failed to qualify for the CWC 2019; when did MS Dhoni play his first World Cup; what is the theme song for CWC 2019, etc

For other upcoming cricket schedules and results, check our page.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Timetable, Teams, Grounds

Quick Results Summary of All Warm-Up Matches ahead of Cricket World Cup 2019

2019-2021 ICC World Test Championship Points System, All Teams Schedule & More

All Top Batting, Bowling & Fielding Stats from ICC World Cup 2019

Some of the links on this page and elsewhere on the site may be affiliate ads by Viglinks.

It will give us small commission if you purchase via them, at no extra cost to you.

It will help us to keep the site running

The Big DayJuly 14, 2019Congratulations to the New World Champions - England!

2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 Teams, Squads, Players & Schedule

(Canceled) Euro T20 Slam 2019 Teams, Squads, Players, Schedule

2019 Global T20 League Canada Teams, Players, Squads & Schedule

Official sponsors of the top ten cricket teams

10 cricketers who scored three or more consecutive ODI centuries

Final Squads for ICC World Cup 2019 of All Teams with Stats

2019 Global T20 Canada Points Table, Results & Top Performers

5 cricketers who played with only one functioning eye

(WI vs IND 2019) Shikhar Dhawan's Recent T20I Woes

(Ashes 2019) 5 Things England Must Do for the 2nd Test

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# Top 10 Oldest Players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Let us see the top 10 oldest players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

We will see their ages and discuss a little about their performances and skills.

Any good cricket team needs a healthy balance of youth and experience.

Cricket is not just a game of strength, skills, fitness, and intelligence, but also of temperament and character.

Most senior players which we will see in this article, bring with them almost all of these qualities.

They are the greatest assets to their teams.

They have the ability to uplift the team with just their sheer presence.

Also, they can skillfully rescue the team out from most of the difficult situations in the match.

Here are the top 10 oldest but most important players in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir's age will be 40 years 64 days on May 30, 2019, i.e. on the first day of the World Cup 2019.

And that makes him the oldest player in the World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir is a great inspiration to many, who has shown us that age and energy levels have no connection.

At the age of 40, Imran Tahir still carries the energy and enthusiasm of a teenager.

It is reflected not only in his bowling, fielding, and celebrations but also in his talking in the presentations and interviews.

He is always so full of life, optimism, and zeal.

I will be watching him closely in the ICC World Cup 2019 one final time.

As many of you know, he has already announced that he will retire after the World Cup.

## 2. Chris Gayle (WI)-39 years 251 days

It is really hard to imagine West Indies ODI team without the opening batsman Chris Gayle.

He has been serving the team and entertaining cricket fans all over the world for decades since his ODI debut in September 1999 against India.

He owns the universe of cricket like a boss.

He sends balls into the crowd's area just like NASA sends satellites into space.

Yes, he doesn't like to run singles or doubles, but why run, when you can hit and send the ball into the galaxy.

On May 30, 2019, he will be 39 years 251 days old.

The second oldest player in the ICC World Cup 2019.

## 3. Mohammad Hafeez (Pak)-38 years 224 days

Mohammad Hafeez made his Test and ODI debut in 2003 and since then he has made many memorable winning contributions to Pakistan's cricket team both with the bat and the ball.

He recently retired from Test cricket to focus on the ODIs and especially the ICC World Cup 2019.

On May 30, 2019, Hafeez will be exactly 38 years 224 days old.

Thus, he is third on our list of top 10 oldest players to play in ICC World Cup 2019.

Pakistan team certainly looks solid with experienced Hafeez in the side.

He is the James Bond 007 of the cricket world.

Smartest minds with some of the smartest plans, which are sometimes beyond the understanding of many.

Like James Bond, he stays in the match till the end and then finishes off in style in the climax.

And his brilliant plans and advice from behind the stumps are custom made for getting a particular batsman out.

The way he understands the weaknesses of different batsmen and formulates the tactics against them is just mind-blowing.

Also, he has set a new benchmark in the art and technique of great wicket-keeping.

On May 30, 2019, his age will be 37 years 309 days.

No doubt he is one of the most intelligent players, but what is more astonishing is that he is still one of the fittest and the quickest in the business.

To manage this top level of cricket at this age fills me with awe, wonder and immense respect for Thala (the leader)!

## 5. Shoaib Malik (Pak)-37 years 117 days

Shoaib Malik is a massive asset to the current Pakistan cricket team.

He is the former captain, a very reliable batsman who can bat in any position, and also a very good spin bowler with around 150+ wickets in the ODIs.

Malik brings with him his great tactical caliber, his experience, his amazing fitness and most importantly his ability to stay calm in all circumstances.

On May 30, 2019, his age will be 37 years 117 days and is fifth on our list of the oldest players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

## 6. Jeevan Mendis (SL)-36 years 135 days

Sri Lanka has given a lot of good players who played way beyond the normal age of retirement and they were all good performers till the day of the retirement.

Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, and Sanath Jayasuriya are some of the names which immediately come to mind.

Jeevan Mendis is another senior Sri Lankan who is serving Sri Lanka effectively even at the age of 36+ years.

On May 30, he would be 36 years 135 days old.

Jeevan Mendis' participation in the World cup 2019 is a big surprise to me.

He last played ODI in 2015 and that too in the World Cup 2015.

Which cricketer plays World Cup to World Cup with no match in between?

Anyway, he is a good leg-spin option and a great left-handed batsman who can hit the ball out of the boundary with ease.

Sri Lanka will definitely benefit from his experience and all-rounder capabilities.

On May 30, 2019, Hashim Amla will be 36 years 60 days.

Hashim Amla has always been the most important pillar of the South African batting lineup.

He has an ODI average of almost 50, which is enough to give an idea about the class and skills of this man.

However, in recent matches, Hashim Amla has struggled to gather runs.

But we know, all players go through some bad phase at some point in their career.

And genius players always find a way to make a stronger comeback and shut up their critics once again.

I firmly believe Amla will come back in form in the mega tournament and help South Africa cruise forward in the World Cup 2019.

Stunning Steyn will be 35 years 337 days old on the first day of the World Cup 2019.

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2008 and Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year 2013

, Steyn knows how to dominate the opposition batting by firing balls like bullets.

However, the only thing which has stopped him from complete domination is his own injuries.

He had earlier broken his right shoulder in a Test in Perth in 2016.

Due to which he had missed the ICC Champions trophy 2017 in England.

Later, when he recovered from that, he damaged his left heel in the first Test itself, against India in early 2018.

But he came back stronger and later in December 2018, he broke the record of South Africa's leading Test wicket-taker surpassing Shaun Pollock's 421 wicket record.

Recently he suffered from some shoulder inflammation in the few IPL games he played for RCB in 2019.

Hopefully, he will be fit and fine for the Cricket World Cup 2019 soon.

## 9. Shaun Marsh (Aus)-35 years 325 days

On May 30, 2019, Shaun Marsh will become 35 years 325 days old i.e. almost 36 years.

Shaun Marsh had a roller coaster career so far.

He had to get in and get out of the team a number of times.

After his debut in 2008, Marsh has played only 71 matches so far.

However, amidst all these ups and downs, he has been able to maintain a nice batting average of 41+.

Also, in the past 12 months, he did bat responsibly and helped Australia in many important matches.

These innings were important since Steve Smith and David Warner were not in the team to share the batting responsibilities.

With Steve Smith and David Warner back in the squad, and Shaun being in good touch, Team Australia once again is looking strong and balanced.

Thus, Australia seems to be a major contender for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

## 10. Lasith Malinga (SL)-35 years 275 days

Lasith Malinga is the 10th person on our list of the oldest players to play the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

When in IPL 2018, I saw Lasith Malinga being the bowling mentor for Mumbai Indians, I thought he may retire from the Sri Lanka ODI team soon.

But surprisingly, he was back as one of the main bowlers for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2019.

In the IPL 2019 final, Lasith bowled the last winning ball and helped Mumbai Indians to win the IPL 2019 title, in a thrilling last ball finish.

On May 30, 2019, Malinga will be 35 years 275 years old.

I am very excited to see experienced Lasith Malinga once again lead the Sri Lanka bowling attack in the ICC World cup 2019.

Other players and their age as on May 30, 2019:

11. Mashrafe Mortaza, the captain of Bangladesh Team (35 years 237 days)

12. Ross Taylor from New Zealand (35 years 82 days)

13. JP Duminy from South Africa (35 years 45 days)

14. Faf Du Plessis, the South Africa Team captain (34 years 320 days)

15. Mohd. Nabi, former Afghanistan Team captain (34 years 148 days)

16. Kedar Jadhav from India (34 years 64 days)

17. Liam Plunkett from England (34 years 53 days)

Thus we saw the names, ages, and details of the top 10 oldest players in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Looking at these big names and the things they can do, I certainly feel age is just a number.

Cause these players can perform many times better than most other young members in their squads.

This might be the last World cup for these big names.

It will be their last chance to compete in the biggest cricket tournament in the world.

And it is our last chance to see them play with utmost dedication and determination for winning the World Cup for their country.

Interesting FAQs related to ICC WorldCup 2019, such as, which teams failed to qualify for the CWC 2019; when did MS Dhoni play his first World Cup; what is the theme song for CWC 2019, etc

For other upcoming cricket schedules and results, check our page.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Timetable, Teams, Grounds

Quick Results Summary of All Warm-Up Matches ahead of Cricket World Cup 2019

2019-2021 ICC World Test Championship Points System, All Teams Schedule & More

All Top Batting, Bowling & Fielding Stats from ICC World Cup 2019

Some of the links on this page and elsewhere on the site may be affiliate ads by Viglinks.

It will give us small commission if you purchase via them, at no extra cost to you.

It will help us to keep the site running

The Big DayJuly 14, 2019Congratulations to the New World Champions - England!

2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 Teams, Squads, Players & Schedule

(Canceled) Euro T20 Slam 2019 Teams, Squads, Players, Schedule

2019 Global T20 League Canada Teams, Players, Squads & Schedule

Official sponsors of the top ten cricket teams

10 cricketers who scored three or more consecutive ODI centuries

Final Squads for ICC World Cup 2019 of All Teams with Stats

2019 Global T20 Canada Points Table, Results & Top Performers

5 cricketers who played with only one functioning eye

(WI vs IND 2019) Shikhar Dhawan's Recent T20I Woes

(Ashes 2019) 5 Things England Must Do for the 2nd Test

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All the participating teams had to submit the names of their respective World Cup squads by 23 April 2019. The teams were allowed to change players in their 15-man squad anytime up to seven days before the start of the tournament. New Zealand were the first team to announce their World Cup squad. The oldest player for the tournament was Imran Tahir. Imran Tahir is a South African player. Imran Tahir was forty years old. The youngest player for the tournament was Mujeeb Ur Rahman.