Tatenda Taibu became the youngest ever player to captain his side in One-Day Internationals when he led Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
Taibu, at 20 years 342 days, chopped Pakistan's Waqar Younis's record quite comfortably. Waqar had led Pakistan for the first time at the age of 21 years, 354 days.
One of the shortest players to play international cricket, Taibu started his ODI career against the West Indies at Harare in June 2001.
The accompanying table lists the youngest captains in One-Day Internationals:
| Age | Player | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 20 yrs 342 days | T Taibu | Zim | SL | Bulawayo QSC | 20 Apr 2004 |
| 21 yrs 354 days | Waqar Younis | Pak | WI | Sharjah | 05 Nov 1993 |
| 22 yrs 71 days | GC Smith | SA | Ind | Dhaka | 13 Apr 2003 |
| 23 yrs 126 days | SR Tendulkar | Ind | SL | Colombo RPS | 28 Aug 1996 |
| 23 yrs 162 days | Javed Miandad | Pak | WI | Karachi | 21 Nov 1980 |
| 23 yrs 196 days | Moin Khan | Pak | Ind | Sharjah | 07 Apr 1995 |
| 23 yrs 249 days | Kapil Dev | Ind | SL | Amritsar | 12 Sep 1982 |
| 23 yrs 338 days | ADR Campbell | Zim | Aus | Colombo RPS | 26 Aug 1996 |
| 23 yrs 358 days | SP Fleming | NZ | SL | Christchurch | 25 Mar 1997 |
