IPL 2025: Riyan Parag Enters Esteemed List Of Young Skippers With Captain's Armband In Clash Against SRH
Parag became the fourth youngest skipper to lead a side out in the cash-rich T20 franchise league tournament at the age of 23 years and 133 days as he stepped in for full-time captain Sanju Samson during the side's IPL 2025 opener.
Rajasthan Royals batter Riyan Parag, who stepped into the role of the team’s skipper in the absence of full-time captain Sanju Samson during the IPL 2025 game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, entered a coveted list of youngest captains in the history of the tournament.
Parag was named to lead the side after Samson wasn’t cleared by the BCCI Centre of Excellence to keep wickets and could only make his foray into the game as an impact player.
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Parag became the fourth youngest skipper to lead a side out in the cash-rich T20 franchise league tournament at the age of 23 years and 133 days.
Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Virat Kohli tops the list as the youngest ever to captain an IPL team as he led the side from Karnataka at the tender age of 22 years and 187 days in the 2011 campaign. Australian icon Steve Smith, who was handed the leadership role of the now-defunct Pune Warriors India when he was all of 22 years and 344 days old in 2012, stands second on the list.
Chennai Super Kings legend Suresh Raina, who led the side in the temporary absence of MS Dhoni in the year 2010 aged 23 years and 112 days, comes in third on the list.
Indian batter Shreyas Iyer, who led the Kolkata Knight Riders to the title before his switch to Punjab Kings this season, completes the top-five youngest skippers list as he led KKR at the age of 23 years and 142 days in the year 2018.
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