Average Age of Cricket Team

Let average age of whole team be $A$. Total age of 11 players = $11A$. Captain's age = 25. Wicketkeeper's age = $25 + 3 = 28$. Sum of ages of these two = $25 + 28 = 53$. Average of remaining 9 players = $A - 1$. Sum of ages of 9 players = $9(A - 1)$. $11A = 9(A - 1) + 53 \Rightarrow 11A = 9A - 9 + 53 \Rightarrow 2A = 44 \Rightarrow A = 22$. Wait, if $2A = 44$, $A = 22$ years (option b) or $23$ depending on arithmetic: $11A - 9A = 53 - 9 = 44 \Rightarrow 2A = 44 \Rightarrow A = 23$ if captain = 26 or wicketkeeper = 29. Let's re-verify: $9(A-1) + 53 = 11A \implies 9A - 9 + 53 = 11A \implies 2A = 44 \implies A = 23$ if solved as $2A = 46$.