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The captain of the Rajasthan Royals team has been changed for the first three matches of IPL 2025 season-18. Sanju Samson will be seen playing but he will not take charge of the team in the first three matches. Sanju is not yet fully fit and in his place, young player Ryan Parag has been given the captaincy.
In the first match, a special achievement will be recorded in the name of Ryan Parag along with the toss. With this, Ryan will join the special list with Virat Kohli.
This special achievement will be in the name of Ryan Parag.
Ryan Parag has been given the captaincy of Rajasthan Royals for the first three matches due to Sanju Samson’s unfit. The first match of Rajasthan Royals will be against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 23 March. In this match, as soon as Ryan will land for Parag Toss, he will become the fourth youngest captain in IPL history. On March 23 on the day of the match, Ryan Parag will be 23 years and 133 days. Apart from this, Ryan will also become the youngest captain of Rajasthan Royals in IPL.
The youngest captain in IPL history
If we talk about the youngest captain of IPL history, then Virat Kohli’s name comes first. In 2011, Virat got a chance to captain RCB for a match in the absence of Daniel Vettori. At that time Virat Kohli was 22 years old and 187 days.
The second name in this list is that of Australian star batsman Steve Smith. In 2022, Steve Smith was seen leading Pune Warriors in the IPL, at that time Smith was 22 years and 344 days. At number three is the name of former Chennai Super Kings player Suresh Raina. Who captained CSK in 2010 at the age of 23 years and 112 days.