Faf Du Plessis on Wednesday, May 21, became the fourth-oldest captain in Indian Premier League (IPL) history after he led Delhi Capitals (DC) in their IPL 2025 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Du Plessis is leading DC in absence of regular skipper Axar Patel, who missed the game due to illness.
Here's a list of the oldest captains to lead a team in IPL history (at the time of their most recent match as captain) :
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At 43 years & 317 days, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni is the oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history.
At 41 years & 249 days, Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Shane Warne is the second oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history.
At 41 years & 185 days, Kings XI Punjab ( Punjab Kings) skipper Adam Gilchrist is the third oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history.
At 40 years & 322 days, Delhi Capitals skipper Adam Gilchrist is the fourth oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history.
At 40 years & 133 days, Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Rahul Dravid is the fifth oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history.
At 39 years & 316 days, Pune Warriors India (PWI) skipper Sourav Ganguly is the sixth oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history.
At 39 years & 124 days, Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar is the seventh oldest captain to lead a team in IPL history.
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