IN PHOTOS: Meet Team India`s youngest Test captains
Updated On: 24 May, 2025 06:37 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
Twenty-five-year-old Shubman Gill has been appointed India`s new Test captain. Here`s a look at Team India`s youngest captains in the longest format of the game (File pics)
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Twenty-five-year-old Shubman Gill has been appointed India`s new Test captain. Here`s a look at Team India`s youngest captains in the longest format of the game (File pics)
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Following the Test retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill has been appointed as India`s new Test captain
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Till date, the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi stands as India`s youngest captain. At the age of 21 years and 77 days, Tiger Pataudi first led India in the Test series against the West Indies in 1962
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Legendary Team India batsman Sachin Tendulkar comes second on the list. In 1996, Sachin, aged 23 years and 169 days, led India in a Test series against Australia
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At the age of 24 years and 48 days, Kapil Dev became India`s third-youngest captain in Test cricket. He led the side in a Test series against the West Indies in 1983
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Ravi Shastri comes fourth in the list. He had led India against the West Indies at the age of 25 years and 229 days
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On Saturday, Gill became India`s fifth-youngest captain in the red-ball format. The right-hander is 25 years and 258 days old and will soon lead India in a five-match Test series against England
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