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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan beats Tatenda Taibu to become youngest ever Test captain


Newly appointed Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan Sep 05,2019 became the youngest ever Test skipper when he showed up for the toss before the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram on Thursday.

At 20 years and 350 days old, Rashid beat the previous record held by former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu by a mere 8 days. Taibu was 7 days short of his 21st birthday when he led his side against Sri Lanka in Harare on May 6, 2004.

India's Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi rounds up the top-3 in this regard, having made his captaincy debut against West Indies at the age of 21 years and 77 days on March 23, 1962

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