5 Youngest captains in IPL history
Some of these cricketers have become permanent skippers of their IPL teams after donning the captaincy hat way early in their IPL career.
4) Shreyas Iyer, 23 years 141 days
A couple of months ago when the Indian team completed their Caribbean sojourn their biggest positive emerged in the form of Shreyas Iyer. The youngster showed a lot of promise with his responsible batting in the middle-order. With each passing game, he seems India’s best bet for the future. His numbers also suggest the same as he has already stroked 4 half-centuries in 9 ODIs.
Since his debut in 2013, he has been leading the batting charts in the domestic circuit with his batting prowess. Such has been his rise that he has been made the vice-captain of his Ranji team, Mumbai. Besides Iyer has been heading the Delhi franchise in their last couple of seasons. Though at first, it looked a last-minute move it has paid rich dividends for the Capitals.
Under him, the team reached the playoffs in 2019 IPL. He has certainly changed the dynamics of the franchise as the team is playing an exciting brand of cricket. Moreover, the captaincy doesn’t seem to burden him as he piled on 463 runs in the 12th edition of the league. In the end, it can be said that he has learned the art of leadership in his early days.
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