Taibu sets a new world record

Zimbabwe's Tatenda Taibu became the youngest captain to score a Test century during his innings of 153 in the second innings of the second Test against Bangladesh at Dhaka, on Monday.

At 21 years, 248 days, Taibu beat South African Graeme Smith's record. Smith was 22 years, 173 days old, when he registered his maiden Test century as a captain.

The accompanying table lists the youngest captains to score a Test century:

Age	Player	Score	For	Vs	Venue	Season
21 Yrs 248 days	T Taibu	153	Zim	BD	Dhaka	2004-05
22 Yrs 173 days	GC Smith	277	SA	Eng	Edgbaston	2003
22 Yrs 273 days	Javed Miandad	106*	Pak	Aus	Faisalabad	1979-80
23 Yrs 39 Days	Nawab of Pataudi Jr.	203*	Ind	Eng	Delhi	1963-64
23 Yrs 255 days	SR Tendulkar	169	Ind	SA	Cape Town	1996-97
24 Yrs 46 days	Javed Burki	101	Pak	Eng	Lord's	1962
24 Yrs 69 days	Kapil Dev	100*	Ind	WI	Port-of-Spain	1982-83
24 Yrs 222 days	HW Taylor	109	SA	Eng	Durban	1913-14

Note: The age calculated is when the player reached the three-figure mark and not necessarily when the innings was completed.