Oldest captains on captaincy debut
Records for ODI Matches
Oldest captains on debut
Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
44y 359d | England | v Australia | Sharjah | 24 Mar 1985 | ODI # 322 | |
43y 306d | Hong Kong | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2143 | |
43y 36d | U.A.E. | v Zimbabwe | Nelson | 19 Feb 2015 | ODI # 3606 | |
42y 330d | Netherlands | v New Zealand | Vadodara | 17 Feb 1996 | ODI # 1051 | |
42y 110d | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 10 Nov 1991 | ODI # 686 | |
42y 19d | Australia | v West Indies | St John's | 22 Feb 1978 | ODI # 48 | |
41y 182d | England | v Australia | Manchester | 24 Aug 1972 | ODI # 2 | |
40y 264d | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 2 Mar 1983 | ODI # 186 | |
40y 146d | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 10 Oct 1987 | ODI # 454 | |
40y 0d | Canada | v Netherlands | Potchefstroom | 26 Nov 2006 | ODI # 2448 | |
39y 1d | Canada | v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 18 Oct 2007 | ODI # 2634 | |
38y 211d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 5 Jan 1971 | ODI # 1 | |
37y 260d | England | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 8 Mar 1975 | ODI # 17 | |
37y 253d | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 5 Sep 1973 | ODI # 8 | |
37y 189d | England | v India | Ahmedabad | 25 Nov 1981 | ODI # 125 | |
37y 179d | Canada | v Bangladesh | Durban | 11 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1946 | |
37y 70d | England | v Pakistan | Sialkot | 30 Dec 1977 | ODI # 46 | |
37y 3d | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Roseau | 26 Jul 2009 | ODI # 2862 | |
36y 319d | West Indies | v Pakistan | St John's | 15 Mar 1988 | ODI # 507 | |
36y 137d | Canada | v Jersey | Windhoek | 27 Mar 2023 | ODI # 4552 | |
36y 108d | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Harare | 10 Aug 2022 | ODI # 4443 | |
36y 90d | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 15 Jan 2017 | ODI # 3818 | |
36y 76d | Oman | v Namibia | ICCA Dubai | 6 Mar 2022 | ODI # 4361 | |
36y 40d | U.A.E. | v Scotland | Edinburgh | 14 Aug 2016 | ODI # 3765 | |
36y 20d | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Belfast | 8 Sep 2021 | ODI # 4319 | |
36y 7d | Canada | v Zimbabwe | Port of Spain | 16 May 2006 | ODI # 2374 | |
35y 287d | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 3 Apr 1990 | ODI # 622 | |
35y 225d | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 18 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4307 | |
35y 154d | England | v Australia | Sydney | 19 Nov 2022 | ODI # 4477 | |
35y 116d | Pakistan | v England | Karachi | 26 Mar 1984 | ODI # 256 | |
35y 43d | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 4 Sep 1988 | ODI # 521 | |
35y 35d | England | v Australia | Manchester | 2 Jun 1977 | ODI # 42 | |
35y 0d | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 11 Feb 1973 | ODI # 5 | |
34y 351d | West Indies | v India | Rajkot | 12 Nov 2002 | ODI # 1895 | |
34y 319d | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Harare | 5 Aug 2022 | ODI # 4441 | |
34y 294d | Scotland | v Canada | Aberdeen | 7 Jul 2009 | ODI # 2856 | |
34y 290d | U.S.A. | v New Zealand | The Oval | 10 Sep 2004 | ODI # 2169 | |
34y 278d | West Indies | v Australia | St John's | 22 Feb 1978 | ODI # 48 | |
34y 274d | Netherlands | v Scotland | Basseterre | 22 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2549 | |
34y 272d | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 4 Nov 2015 | ODI # 3702 | |
34y 255d | Zimbabwe | v Australia | Nottingham | 9 Jun 1983 | ODI # 199 | |
34y 250d | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 31 Mar 1982 | ODI # 151 | |
34y 245d | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | ODI # 716 | |
34y 233d | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 3 Nov 2013 | ODI # 3429 | |
34y 225d | England | v India | Sharjah | 2 Apr 1987 | ODI # 442 | |
34y 209d | U.A.E. | v Nepal | Kirtipur | 14 Nov 2022 | ODI # 4473 | |
34y 208d | Canada | v Kenya | ICCA Dubai | 11 Mar 2013 | ODI # 3344 | |
34y 169d | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Kimberley | 30 Sep 2018 | ODI # 4049 | |
34y 165d | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Feb 1992 | ODI # 719 | |
34y 37d | India | v Pakistan | Sialkot | 31 Oct 1984 | ODI # 273 | |
34y 35d | Pakistan | v India | Karachi | 2 Jul 2008 | ODI # 2730 | |
34y 11d | Bermuda | v Canada | Toronto | 19 Aug 2006 | ODI # 2406 | |
34y 3d | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 31 Aug 2017 | ODI # 3908 | |
33y 363d | New Zealand | v England | Scarborough | 15 Jul 1978 | ODI # 52 | |
33y 353d | India | v West Indies | Guwahati | 17 Dec 1983 | ODI # 230 | |
33y 328d | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 5 Jan 1971 | ODI # 1 | |
33y 299d | Kenya | v Bangladesh | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 1997 | ODI # 1239 | |
33y 291d | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 15 Mar 1990 | ODI # 621 | |
33y 244d | West Indies | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 17 Oct 1989 | ODI # 574 | |
33y 228d | Sri Lanka | v India | Bulawayo | 30 May 2010 | ODI # 2983 | |
33y 217d | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Dec 1992 | ODI # 776 | |
33y 187d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 13 Jun 2018 | ODI # 4009 | |
33y 177d | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 1 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4249 | |
33y 159d | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 3 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4251 | |
33y 123d | South Africa | v India | Delhi | 11 Oct 2022 | ODI # 4472 | |
33y 103d | India | v England | Leeds | 13 Jul 1974 | ODI # 12 | |
33y 79d | U.A.E. | v India | Sharjah | 13 Apr 1994 | ODI # 904 | |
33y 65d | Netherlands | v Namibia | Bloemfontein | 3 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1978 | |
33y 25d | U.A.E. | v India | Dambulla | 16 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2144 | |
33y 19d | Netherlands | v Pakistan | Lahore | 26 Feb 1996 | ODI # 1062 |
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 3rd ODI, Mar 18, 2024 [ODI # 4745]
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 2nd ODI, Mar 15, 2024 [ODI # 4744]
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 1st ODI, Mar 13, 2024 [ODI # 4743]
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