On this day in 1962, ex Indian cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi became the youngest player to captain a Test team. We look at the youngest Test captains and their records when they led their national side.
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi – 21 years, 77 days
Stats as skipper: Team – India. Played – 40. Won- 9. Lost – 19. Draw – 12. First Test as captain – 23 March 1962.
Angelo Mathews – 25 years, 279 days
Stats as skipper: Team – Sri Lanka. Played – 23. Won – 10. Draw – 8. Lost – 5. First Test as captain – 8 May 2013
Tatenda Taibu – 20 years, 358 days
Stats as skipper: Team – Zimbabwe. Played – 10. Won – 0. Lost – 9. Draw – 1. First Test as captain – 6 May 2004.
Waqar Younis – 22 years, 15 days
Stats as skipper: Team – Pakistan. Played – 17. Won – 10. Lost 7. Draw – 0. First Test as captain – 1 December 1993.
Graeme Smith – 22 years, 82 days
Stats as skipper: Team – South Africa. Played – 108. Won – 53. Lost – 28. Draw – 27. First Test as captain – 24 April 2003.
Shakib Al Hasan – 22 years, 115 days
Stats as skipper: Team – Bangladesh. Played – 9. Won – 1. Lost – 8. Draw – 0. First Test as captain – 17 July 2009.
Ian Craig – 22 years 194 days
Team – Australia. Played – 5. Won – 3. Lost – 0. Draw – 2. First Test – 23 December 1957.
Javed Miandad – 22 years, 260 days
Stats as skipper: Team – Pakistan. Played – 35. Won – 16. Lost – 5. Draw – 14. First Test as captain – 27 February 1980.
Murray Bisset – 22 years, 306 days
Stats as skipper: Team – South Africa. Played – 2. Won – 0. Lost – 2. Draw – 0. First Test – 14 February 1899.
Mohammad Ashraful – 22 years, 353 days
Stats as skipper: Team – Bangladesh. Played – 10. Won – 0. Lost – 9. Draw – 1. First Test as captain – 25 June 2007.
Monty Bowden – 23 years, 144 days
Stats as skipper: Team – England. Played 1. Won – 1. Lost – 0. Draw – 0. First Test as captain – 25 March 1889.
(All Pics/ AFP)
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