India's Sooryavanshi becomes youngest captain in men's T20 history

India batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest captain in men's T20 history at 15 years and 232 days when he led Bihar in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 competition, on Saturday.

He surpassed Croatia's Zach Vukusic, who previously held the record after captaining his national side at 17 years and 311 days.

Sooryavanshi had already made history in July, becoming India's youngest men's international when he made his T20I debut against England in Manchester, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing record. He became India's 122nd men's T20I player at the age of 15 years and 99 days.

The left-hander has since played 10 T20Is, scoring 295 runs, including two half-centuries.

Widely regarded as one of India's brightest prospects, Sooryavanshi earned his first senior call-up following a meteoric rise that began with a blistering 35-ball century in the Indian Premier League last year.

He further enhanced his reputation in this year's IPL, finishing as the tournament's leading run-scorer with a strike rate of more than 237. He also set a competition record with 72 sixes.