Indian Premier League: 5 youngest captains in the history of IPL
Rishabh Pant and Quinton de Kock (Image Source: Twitter)

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 cap𝓰tain of De🐠lhi Capitals in the 2021 IPL season.

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

4) Shreyas Iyer (23 years & 141 Days)

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

The Mumbai 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 t♊ime captain for Gujarat Lions franchise.

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

The Aussi꧑e cricketer was stand-in skipper for Pune Warrior🌺s in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Smit꧋h got the opportunity in 2011 IPL season when Sourav Ganguly rested himself in a match.

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

Virat Kohꦕli is thꦅe youngest ever captain in IPL history.

Kohli captained the RCB in thꦜree games replac��ing injured Daniel Vettori in 2011.

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