Top 5 youngest Captain in Test Cricket-Rashid Khan 20 Years 350 Days.
Top 5 youngest Captain in Test Cricket-Rashid Khan 20 Years 350 Days.
Here is list of top 5 Youngest test Captain .
1-Rashid Khan Afghanistan Age 20 Years 350 Days
On September 5, 2019 Afghanistan Leg Spinner Rashid Khan set new record in Test Cricket.Playing vs Bangladesh in one off Test he became Youngest Test Captain in cricket history. He broke record of Zimbabwe test captain Tatenda Taibu who lead Zimbabwe in 2004 at age of 20 Years 358 Days. Rashid Khan is also Youngest ODI Captain at age of 19 Years vs Scotland.
Afghanistan has played 2 Test matches .In first test they lost to India .In 2nd test match Afghanistan beat Ireland
2- Tatenda Taibu Zimbabwe Age 20 Years 358 days.
Taibu lead Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka. At Harare.In 2004 Taibu broke 42 years old Record of Nawab Mansoor Patodi as Youngest Test Captain
3-Mansoor Ali Pataudi India Age 21 years 77 days
The third Youngest Test Captain is Nawab Mansoor Ali Patoodi who lead India Test team vs West Indies at BridgeTwon on 23 March 1962.Mansoor’s age at that time was 21 years 77 days.
4- Waqar Younis Pakistan Age 22 Years 15 days
Pakistan’s fast bowler Waqar Younis lead Pakistan vs Zimbabe at age of 22 Years 15 days at Karachi on December 1,1993.
5- Gream Smith South Africa Age 22 years 82 days
South Africa test captain Graem Smith is 5th youngest Test captain .He lead South Africa vs Bangladesh at age of 22 years 82 days.
