Top 5 Youngest test captains in cricket history

Top 5 Youngest test captains in cricket history: Captaincy is a role of responsibility, pressure and control. One never expects a youngster and a new entrant in the team to be handed over the role. You first need to prove yourself as a player and a team man for some years,, with commendable performances before being considered for the job. But, here we have 5 players who have beaten the odds and become the top 5 youngest test captains in cricket history.

This includes the likes of Indian legend Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab Pataudi) to Zimbabwean Tatenda Taibu. They were raw, young and with no big experience of test cricket either. But, still most of them turned out into the best captains the countries have ever had. Take a look at the top 5 youngest test captains in cricket history.

5. Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 22 years 115 days

Shakib Al Hasan is the best all-round cricketer the country has produced a left-hand batsman and left-arm spinner. Shakib is also the youngest captain from Bangladesh as he was elected the skipper aged 22 years and 115 days. He is known in the world of cricket for his sharp, accurate and wicket taking bowling and effective batting at number 5. The high points in Shakib’s career were when under him Bangladesh won their first ever overseas test series, the moment he became the first player from the country to hit 5 hundreds and when Shakib was ranked as the best all-rounder in ICC all-rounders ranking.