Top 10 youngest captains in Test history

Top 10 youngest captains in Test history

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Top 10 youngest captains in Test history

Can you name the youngest ever captain to lead a team in Test history?
A captain from 1889 registers his name here in the list of top 10. Guess who?

As of now, Monty Bowden of England is the 10th youngest captain in Test history.
He became captain at the age of 23 years 144 days, in the year 1889 against South Africa at Cape Town.

Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh currently is the 9th youngest captain in Test history.
He became captain at the age of 22 years and 353 days, in the year 2007 against Sri Lanka at Colombo.

Murray Bisset of South Africa is the 8th youngest captain in Test history.
He became captain at the age of 22 years and 306 days, in the year 1899 against England at Johannesburg.

Javed Miandad of Pakistan is the 7th youngest captain in Test history.
He became captain at the age of 22 years and 260 days, in the year 1980 against Australia at Karachi.

Ian Craig of Australia is the 6th youngest captain in Test history.
He became captain at the age of 22 years and 194 days, in the year 1957 against South Africa at Johannesburg.

Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh is the 5th youngest captain in Test history.
He became captain at the age of 22 years and 115 days, in the year 2009 against West Indies at St George's.

Graeme Smith of South Africa is the 4th youngest captain in Test history.
He became captain at the age of 22 years and 82 days, in the year 2003 against Bangladesh at Chittagong.

Waqar Younis of Pakistan is the 3rd youngest captain in Test history.
He became captain at the age of 22 years and 15 days, in the year 1993 against Zimbabwe at Karachi.

Mansur Ali Pataudi of India is the 2nd youngest captain in Test history.
He became captain at the age of 21 years and 77 days, in the year 1962 against West Indies at Bridgetown.

And till date, Tatenda Taibu of Zimbabwe is the youngest captain ever in Test history.
He became captain at the age of 20 years and 358 days, in the year 2004 against Sri Lanka at Harare.

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