THE YOUNGEST AND OLDEST TEST CAPTAINS IN NUMBERS

⁣The Youngest and Oldest Test Captains in Numbers
The captain of a cricket team, also known as a skipper. In cricket, the captain's role is crucial and holds various responsibilities. For instance, the prime role of the cricket captain is to act as an intermediary between the coaching staff and the rest of the team. In this video, we will cover the list of the five youngest and oldest test captains.
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Youngest Test Captain⁣

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Rashid Khan⁣

The modern-day legend, Rashid Khan is the youngest player to lead his team in Test cricket at the age of 20 years 350 days. On 5 September 2019, he captained Afghanistan against Bangladesh at Chattogram.
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Tatenda Taibu⁣

This cricketer hails from Zimbabwe and is the former Test captain of the Zimbabwean national cricket team. On 6 May 2004, he captained Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka at Harare at the age of 20 years 358 days.
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Mansur Ali Pataudi⁣

He is considered to be the greatest test cricket captain of India who leads the team at the age of 21 years and 77 days. On 23rd March 1962, he captained India against Sri Lanka at Bridgetown.
Waqar Younis⁣
He is a well-known cricketer who hails from Pakistan and took the test cricket captaincy at the young age of 22 years and 15 days, and led his team against Zimbabwe. On 1 December 1993, he captained Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Karachi.
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Graeme Craig Smith⁣

Smith holds the world record for captaining the most number of test cricket matches. At the young age of 22 years and 82 days, he led his team against Bangladesh at Chattogram.
Oldest Test CaptainW.G. Grace⁣
He is the oldest test captain in the history of test cricket. He captained England at the age of 50 years 320 days against Australia on 1 June 1899 at Nottingham. He has played 22 Test matches and scored 1098 runs and taken 9 wickets.
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George Oswald Browning Allen⁣

He stood at the second position in the list of oldest test captains. He captained England at the age of 45 years and 245 days, he led his team against West Indies at Kingston. He has played 25 matches and scored 2379 runs, and taken 81 wickets.
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Walter Reginald Hammond⁣

He is one of the most well-known cricket batsmen in the history of cricket who hails from England. At the age of 43 years and 279 days, he became the test cricket captain and led his team against New Zealand. He played 85 matches and scored 7249 runs, and took overall 83 wickets.
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Warren Bardsley⁣

He was an Australian test cricketer who led his team against Australia. At the age of
43 years 233 days, he leads his team against New Zealand at Manchester. He played 41 matches with an overall run score of 2469.
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Misbah-ul-Haq⁣

This legendary batsman hails from Pakistan and is known for his unflappable temperament. At the age of 42 years and 351 days, he led his team against West Indies on 10 May 2017 at Roseau. He played 75 matches and scored 5222 runs, including 10 centuries and 39 half-centuries.

Conclusive Remarks⁣

So, this was the list of the top 5 youngest and oldest test captains in the history of cricket. To stay updated with the latest information about cricket, keep watching CBTF MyTube.



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