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]List of Young Cricket Captains Across All Formats
by K D Mishra
In August 2025, Zach Vukusic became the youngest captain in international cricket, leading Croatia against Cyprus in a T20I. In the same month, Jacob Bethell became England’s youngest T20I captain. See the full list of the youngest cricket captains across all formats.
Rashid Khan became Afghanistan’s youngest ODI and Test captain. Kane Williamson, Waqar Younis, and South Africa’s Graeme Smith also led their teams at a young age. In T20Is, Pakistan’s Qasim Akram is the youngest full-member captain at 20, and France has two: Noman Amjad (18) and Gustav McKeon (20), who also holds the record for consecutive T20I years.
Youngest captains in T20Is
| Rank | Captain | Country | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Vukusic | Croatia | 17 years, 311 days |
| 2 | Noman Amjad | France | 18 years, 24 days |
| 3 | Carl Hartmann | Isle of Man | 18 years, 276 days |
| 4 | Luwsanzundui Erdenebulgan | Mongolia | 18 years, 324 days |
| 5 | Didier Ndikubwimana | Rwanda | 19 years, 327 days |
| 6 | Aaftab Limdawala | Malawi | 20 years, 18 days |
| 7 | George Ngegba | Sierra Leone | 20 years, 19 days |
| 8 | Burhan Niaz | Belgium | 20 years, 103 days |
| 9 | Virandeep Singh | Malaysia | 20 years, 190 days |
| 10 | Gustav Mckeon | France | 20 years, 204 days |
Youngest captains in ODIs
| Rank | Captain | Country | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 19 years, 165 days |
| 2 | Rohit Paudel | Nepal | 20 years, 73 days |
| 3 | Rajin Saleh | Bangladesh | 20 years, 297 days |
| 4 | Anshuman Rath | Hong Kong | 20 years, 315 days |
| 5 | Tatenda Taibu | Zimbabwe | 20 years, 342 days |
| 6 | Vriitya Aravind | United Arab Emirates | 21 years, 21 days |
| 7 | Prosper Utseya | Zimbabwe | 21 years, 125 days |
| 8 | Sandeep Lamichhane | Nepal | 21 years, 226 days |
| 9 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 21 years, 332 days |
| 10 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 21 years, 354 days |
Youngest captains in Tests
| Rank | Captain | Country | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 20 years, 350 days |
| 2 | Tatenda Taibu | Zimbabwe | 20 years, 358 days |
| 3 | Mansur Pataudi | India | 21 years, 77 days |
| 4 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 22 years, 15 days |
| 5 | Graeme Smith | South Africa | 22 years, 82 days |
| 6 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 22 years, 115 days |
| 7 | Ian Craig | Australia | 22 years, 194 days |
| 8 | Javed Miandad | Pakistan | 22 years, 260 days |
| 9 | Murray Bisset | South Africa | 22 years, 306 days |
| 10 | Mohammad Ashraful | Bangladesh | 22 years, 353 days |
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