5 oldest centurion captains in Test cricket

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#1 – Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) - 42 years, 47 days

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Misbah-ul-Haq

The current Test captain of Pakistan, Misbah-ul-Haq has four centuries to his name in the top ten list of oldest centurion captains.

Breaking his own record of making 101 off 68 balls against Australia on 30th October 2014, he went on to make another 102 not out off 162 balls against New Zealand in the same year. On 22 October 2015, he joined both Armstrong and Simpson to make a 102 off 197 balls at the age of 41 years.

The 42-year-old cricketer broke the 82-year-old record when he scored 114 off 199 balls against England at Lord's on July 15, 2016. He added this record to his already existing records of fastest Test half-century and the second fastest Test century.

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