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