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 skipper's role.

4) Shreyas Iyer (23 years & 141 Days)

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

Iyer replaced Gautam Gambhir, who resigned from the post.

3) Suresh Raina (23 years & 112 days)

Suresh Raina joined the leadership group in 2008 when he led the CSK in MS Dhoni's absence.

Later, he also donned the hat of full-time captain for the Gujarat Lions franchise.

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

The Aussie cricketer was the stand-in skipper for Pune Warriors in a match against RCB.

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

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

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

Kohli captained the RCB in three games, replacing injured Daniel Vettori in 2011.