Indian Premier League: 5 youngest captains in the history of IPL
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Here’s the list of 5 youngest captains in the history of IPL:

5) Rishabh Pant (23 years & 144 days)

Rishabh Pant was appointed the captain of Delhi Capitals😼 in the 2021 IPL season.

He replaced injured Shreyas Iyer to step into the skippeওr’s role.

4) Shreyas Iyer (23 years & 141 Days)

Shreyas Iyer was announced as the captain of Delhi Daredevils in🐲 2018.

The M𝓡umbai cricketer replaced Gautam Gambhir, who stepped down from the post.

3) Suresh Raina (23 years & 112 days)

Suresh Raina first joined the leadership group in 2008 when he led the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in MS Dhoni’s absence

Later, he also donned the hat 🦩of full time captain for Gujarat Lions fraཧnchise.

2) Steve Smith (22 years, 11 months & 9 days)

The Aussie𓂃 cricketer was stand-in skipper for Pune Warriors in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Smith got the opportunity in 2011 IPL season whe𝐆n Sourav Ganguly rested himself in a match.

1) Virat Kohli (22 years, 4 months & 6 days)

Virat Kohli is the🍷 youngest ever captain in IPL history.

Kohli capt🎶ained the RCB in three games replacing injured Danﷺiel Vettori in 2011.

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