Khurram Khan, the skipper of United Arab Emirates (UAE) achieved a nice little achievement on Friday, when his team played an One-Day International against Afghanistan in Dubai. Khurram is now the seventh oldest captain in international cricket to lead his team. During the first ODI between UAE and Afghanistan on November 28, Khurram was 43 years and 160 days old and he celebrated this feat with a famous victory.
WG Grace still tops the list of the oldest leaders in a cricket field. The English legend led his team at the age of 50 years and 320 days against Australia at Trent Bridge on June 1, 1899. That was the last Test of his career. In modern day cricket, it will be tough for any one to beat his record. Another Englishman, Gubby Allen is placed second in the list. At the age of 45 years and 245 days he led England against West Indies at Sabina Park on March 27, 1948. The third place is also occupied by an England captain, Norman Gifford, who was 44 years and 361 days old when he captained the three lions in an ODI against Pakistan at Sharjah on March 26, 1985.
Here is the complete list of top seven oldest international skippers:
Player
Format
Age
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
WG Grace
Test
50y 320d
England
Australia
Trent Bridge
01-June-1899
Gubby Allen
Test
45y 245d
England
West Indies
Sabina Park
27-March-1948
Norman Gifford
ODI
44y 361d
England
v Pakistan
Sharjah
26-March-1985
Rahul Sharma
ODI
43y 308d
Hong Kong
v Pakistan
SSC
18-July-2004
Wally Hammond
Test
43y 279d
England
New Zealand
Christchurch
21-March-1947
Warren Bardsley
Test
43y 233d
Australia
England
Old Trafford
24-July-1926
Khurram Khan
ODI
43y 160d
U.A.E.
v Afghanistan
Dubai
28-November-2014
(Sandipan Banerjee is a reporter at Cricket Country. Cricket has been the biggest passion for him since his childhood. So, when it came to choosing his career, he chose to turn his passion into his profession. Apart from cricket he likes mountain trekking, river rafting and photography. His twitter handle is @im_sandipan)
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