The Latest captain for Test, ODI, and T20 formats of cricket.
Like other sports, the captain ‘Skipper’ is the leader of the team and has a very significant role in the game of Cricket also, the main objective and responsibility for the present captains of Test, ODI, and T20, formats are to enforce to perform their best cricket skills from the teammates so that they can always clinch the wins for the team.
Always It is a matter of great honor and prestige for any cricketer to be named as the captain of the team. the responsibility of taking charge of the captain of the team is given to that cricketer whom the rest of the team’s members seems with respect and rely on them to take the team in the right direction.
However, along with this prestigious designation, a captain also has a big responsibility on his shoulders. An ideal captain should be accountable for any type of his inferior performance or any other exercises.
The captains of all formats of cricket have more liabilities and responsibilities in playing cricket matches in comparison to other teammates on the team. Usually, the main eligibility for the appointment of any cricketer as a captain requires that he should be a permanent player of the team and should be a well-experienced cricketer with having good knowledge of the rules and regulations of the ICC, who has good communication skills and holds the good unbiased understanding with all the teammates of the team.
Here is a list of present captains of Test, ODI, and T20 formats of cricket who are selected by all cricket-playing nations in the world for their respective teams and they are having the status of full accreditation by the ICC for all three formats of cricket.
List of The present captains of Test, ODI, and T20 formats of cricket.
01. Afghanistan:
The present captains of Test, ODI, and T20 formats for the Afghanistani men’s cricket team is Asghar Afghan, whose brief biography is as follows.
Asghar Afghan:
Full name… Mohammad Asghar Afghan.
Date of birth… 22 December 1987.
Born territory… Kabul, Afghanistan.
Height… 1.68 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Batsman.
Batting genre… Right Handed Bat.
Bowling genre… Right-arm fast-medium.
Test debut vs India at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on 14 June 2018.
ODI debut vs Scotland at Willowmoore Park on 19 April 2009.
T20 debut vs Ireland at P Sara Oval on 1st February 2010.
Mohammad Asghar Afghan was born on 22 February 1987 in the city of Kabul which is the capital of Afghanistan, is a cricketer of the Afghanistan cricket team, and is presently the skipper of the Test, ODI, and T20 formats of the Afghanistan cricket team.
On 2nd August 2018, he changed his surname from ‘Asghar Stanikzai’ to ‘Asghar Afghan’.
In May 2018, for Afghanistan’s first Test match played against India, he was appointed as the captain of the Afghanistan team. On 14 June 2018, he made his Test debut against India at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
02. Australia:
The present captain of the Australian men’s cricket team is ‘Tim Paine’ for test matches and ‘Aaron Finch’ for ODI and T20 formats, whose brief biography is as follows.
Tim Paine:
Full name… Timothy David Paine.
Date of birth… 8 December 1984.
Born territory… Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Height… 1.80 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Wicket-keeper, Batsman.
Batting genre… Right-handed bat.
Bowling genre… Na.
Test debut vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 13 July 2010.
Tim Paine was born on 8 December 1994 in Hobart, the capital of the island of Tasmania in Australia, since he was fond of playing cricket since childhood. His father’s name is John Paine.
Tim Paine did his early schooling at Lauderdale Primary School in Tasmania, Iceland, and completed his further secondary education at Rokeby High School, a government comprehensive secondary school located in Rokeby city.
He was married to Australian musician and nurse Bonnie Maggs on 2nd April 2016. They have 3 children that are one daughter, and 2 sons, the daughter’s name is Milla Paine, and 2 sons named Charlie Paine and Wilson Paine.
Aaron Finch:
Full name… Aaron James Finch.
Date of birth… 17 November 1986.
Born territory… Colac, Victoria, Australia.
Height… 1.74 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Batsman.
Batting genre… Right-handed bat.
Bowling genre… Left-arm orthodox spin.
ODI debut vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 11 January 2013.
T20 debut vs England at Adelaide Oval, 12 January on 2011.
Aaron Finch was born on 17 November 1986 in the small town of the Western District of Victoria.
Gary Finch is the father of Aaron finch and his mother’s name is Sue Finch, he has a brother named Mat Finch and also a sister named Jess Finch.
03. Bangladesh:
The present captain of the Bangladesh men’s cricket team is ‘ Mominul Haque’ for the Test Matches and ‘Tamim Iqbal’ for the ODI and Liton Das for T20 formats, whose brief biography is as follows.
Mominul Haque:
Full name… Mominul Haque.
Date of birth… 29 September 1991.
Born territory… Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Height… 1.61 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Batsman.
Batting genre… Left-Handed Bat.
Bowling genre… Slow left-arm orthodox.
Test debut vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 08 March 2013.
ODI debut vs West Indies at Khulna on 30 November 2012.
T20 debut vs West Indies at Dhaka on 10 December 2012.
Mominul Haque was born on 29 September 1991 at Cox’s Bazar District of Bangladesh.
he was got marriage on 19th April 2019 with his wife Fariha Bashar, many other cricketers and teammate attended this wedding ceremony and congratulate for delightful forthcoming life.
He is the first and only Bangladeshi cricketer who has scored successive more than eleven half-centuries in test cricket and also scored centuries in both innings of a Test match.
Tamim Iqbal:
Full name… Tamim Iqbal Khan.
Date of birth… 20 March 1989.
Born territory… Chattogram, Bangladesh.
Height… 1.75 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Batsman.
Batting genre… Left-Handed Bat.
Bowling genre… Right-arm off-break.
Test debut vs New Zealand at University Oval on 04 January 2008.
ODI debut vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 09 February 2007.
T20 debutvs Kenya at Gymkhana Club Ground on 01 September, 2007.
Tamim Iqbal was born on 20 March 1989 in Chittagong District of Bangladesh. his father late Iqbal Khan was very keen on cricket and his mother Nusrat Iqbal Khan is a housewife.
His paternal family is an eminent family in the Chittagong who came from Bihar and settle down here.
He has a sister and a brother named Nafees Iqbal is also a cricketer is the nephew of former Bangladesh cricket captain Akram Khan.
Tamim Iqbal was married to his wife Ayesha Siddiqa in June 2013 Chittagong, his first son Arham was born on 28 February 2016 then a daughter alishba was born 19 November 2019.
Liton Das:
Full name… Liton Kumar Das.
Date of birth… 16 February 1994.
Born territory… Dinajpur, Bangladesh.
Height… 1.75 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Wicket-keeper-batsman.
Batting genre… Right-Handed Bat.
Bowling genre…
Test debut vs India at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium on 10 June 2015,
ODI debut vs India at Shere Bangla National Stadium on 18 June 2015.
T20 debut vs South Africa at Shere Bangla National Stadium on 05 July 2015.
Liton Das was born in a Hindu family on 16 February 1994 in Dinajpur city which is situated in the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh.
His early studies were made in Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan ‘BKSP’ a national sports institute established for developing sports in Bangladesh.
Liton Das was married to his long-time girlfriend ‘Devasri Biswas Sonchita’ in September 2019 which is a model.
04. England:
The present captain of the England men’s cricket team is ‘ Joe Root’ for test matches and ‘Eoin Morgan’ for ODI and T20 formats, whose brief biography is as follows.
Joe Root:
Full name… Joseph Edward Root.
Date of birth… 30 December 1990.
Born territory… Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
Height… 1.83 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Batsman.
Batting genre… Right Handed Batting.
Bowling genre… Right-arm off-break spin
Test debut vs India at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on 13 December 2012.
ODI debut vs India at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on 11 January 2013.
T20 debu vs India at Wankhede Stadium on 22 December, 2012.
Joe Root was born in a family of cricketers in the town of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, his grandfather’s name is Rotherham, who was the former captain of the Yorkshire cricket team.
His father’s name is Matt Root and his mother’s name is Helen Root, He did his early education in a school in Sheffield, King Ecgbert School, and getting his higher education from ‘Worksop College’.
His younger brother Billy Root is also a cricketer, and he has two younger sisters named Wanda Root and Amanda Root. He was married on 1 December 2018 to his wife Carrie Cotterill and now he has two children, a son, and a daughter.
Eoin Morgan:
Full name… Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan.
Date of birth… 10 September 1986.
Born territory… Dublin, Ireland.
Height… 1.75 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Batsman.
Batting genre… Left Handed Bat.
Bowling genre… Right-arm medium.
Test debut vs Bangladesh at Lord’s on 27 May 2010.
ODI debut vs Scotland at Cambusdoon New Ground on 05 August 2006.
T20 debut vs the Netherlands at Lords on 05 Jun 2009.
Eoin Morgan was born on 10 September 1986 in Dublin, the capital of the Republic of Ireland.
After birth, his family moved to Rush City, a city in Chisago County, United States, and got his education and cricket training there.
He learned cricketing skills from his father at Rush Cricket Club Dublin where his father was the captain of the Third XI Club.
He was married to his wife’s name was Tara Ridgway in the year 2018.
05. India:
The present captains of Test, ODI, and T20 formats for the Indian men’s cricket team is Virat Kohli, whose brief biography is as follows.
Virat Kohli:
Full name…Virat Kohli
Date of birth…05 November 1988.
Born territory… Uttam Nagar in Delhi, India.
Height… 1.75 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Batsman.
Batting genre… Right Handed Bat.
Bowling genre… Right-arm medium.
Test debut vs West Indies at Sabina Park on 20 June 2011.
ODI debut vs Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on 18 August, 2008.
T20 debut vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 12 June 2010.
Virat Kohli belongs to a Punjabi Hindu family and was born on 5 November 1988 in a locality called Uttam Nagar in Delhi. His father’s name was Prem Kohli, he works as an advocate by profession and has three children, two sons and a daughter, his mother’s name is Saroj Kohli and she is a housewife.
Virat Kohli’s elder brother’s name is Vikas and his elder sister’s name is Bhavna. According to Virat Kohli’s residents of that area, he was very keen on cricket since his childhood and started learnings skills of cricket from the age of 10 years by joining the cricket coaching academy.
06. Ireland:
The present captains of Test, ODI, and T20 formats for the Ireland men’s cricket team is Andrew Balbirnie, whose brief biography is as follows.
Andrew Balbirnie:
Full name…
Date of birth… 28 December 1990.
Born territory… Dublin, Ireland.
Height… 1.83 m.
Main Role in the team... As a Batsman.
Batting genre… Right Handed Bat.
Bowling genre…Right-arm off-break
Test debut vs Pakistan at The Village on 11 May 2018.
ODI debut vs Scotland at Sportpark Westvliet on 05 July, 2010.
T20 debut vs Scotland at Bready Cricket Club on 20 June 2015.
Andrew Balbirnie was born on 28 December 1990, in Dublin, Ireland, and was got his education at a co-educational international Independent day school, St. Andrew’s College Dublin.
He is the present captain of the Ireland cricket team in cricket test, ODI, and T20 formats and is also a right-handed batsman and a standby wicket-keeper for the Irish team.
He was a member of the team that played Ireland’s first Test match against Pakistan in May 2018 when the Ireland cricket team got Test status by ICC, this match was Ireland’s first match for Test cricket.
07. New Zealand:
The present captain of the New Zeeland men’s cricket team is ‘ Kane Williamson’ for the Test Matches and ‘Tom Latham’ for the ODI and Tim Southee for T20 formats, whose brief biography is as follows.
Kane Williamson:
Full name… Kane Stuart Williamson.
Date of birth…Aug 08, 1990.
Born territory... Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand.
Height… 1.73 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Batsman.
Batting genre… Right Handed Batting.
Bowling genre…Right-arm off-break spin
Test debut vs India at Narendra Modi Stadium on 04 November 2010.
ODI debut vs India at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on 10 August 2010.
T20 debut vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 15 October 2011.
Williamson was born on 8 August 1990 in the city of Tauranga on the North Island of New Zealand. his father’s name is Brett Williamson and his mother’s name is Sandra Williamson.
He did his childhood studies at Tauranga Boys College New Zealand, Kane Williamson has a twin brother named Logan Williamson and has three elder sisters.
Tom Latham:
Full name… Thomas William Maxwell Latham.
Date of birth… 02 April 1992.
Born territory… Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Height… 1.73 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Wicket-keeper-batsman.
Batting genre… Left-Handed Bat.
Bowling genre… Right-arm medium.
Test debut vs India at Basin Reserve on 14 February 2014.
ODI debut vs Zimbabwe at University Oval on 03 February 2012.
T20 debut vs West Indies at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium on 30 June 2012.
Tom Latham was born on 2 April 1992 at Christchurch, the largest city in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand
His mother’s name is Sally and his father’s name is Rod Latham, who himself has been a good all-rounder of the New Zealand cricket team.
Tom Latham’s wife’s name is Nicole McAuley whom he married on 28 September 2019, they have one son and two daughters, the son’s name is Justin Latham, and the daughters’ names are Jennifer Latham and Jill Latham respectively.
Tim Southee:
Full name…Timothy Grant Southee.
Date of birth… 11 December 1988.
Born territory… Whangārei, New Zealand.
Height… 1.93 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Bowler.
Batting genre… Right Handed Bat.
Bowling genre… Right-arm fast-medium.
Test debut vs England at McLean Park on 22 March 2008.
ODI debut vs England at Riverside Ground on 15 June 2008.
T20 debut vs England at Eden Park on 05 February 2008.
Tim Southee was born on 11 December 1988 in Whangarei, a city situated in the Northland region of New Zealand.
His early childhood studies were at Whangarei Boys High School in Whangarei, New Zealand, and his higher education is at an independent school King’s College in Auckland.
His father’s name is Murray Southee and his mother’s name is Joanne Southee, he also has an elder brother and an elder sister named Mark Southee and Jane Southee respectively.
The wife of Tim Southee is Brya Fahy and the Southee couple has two daughters.
08. Pakistan:
The present captains of Test, ODI, and T20 formats for the Pakistani men’s cricket team is Babar Azam, whose brief biography is as follows.
Babar Azam:
Full name… Mohammad Babar Azam.
Date of birth… Oct 15, 1994.
Born territory…Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Height…1.80 m.
Main Role in the team… As a Batsman.
Batting genre…Right Handed Batting.
Bowling genre…Right-arm off-break spin.
Test debut vs West Indies at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 13 October 2016.
ODI debut vs Zimbabwe at Gaddafi Stadium on 31 May 2015.
T20 debut vs England at Emirates Old Trafford on 07 September 2016.
Babar Azam was born on 15 October 1994 in the Lahore district of Punjab province, his father’s name is Azam Siddique besides his Punjabi Muslim family, there are three more famous international cricket players.
These three players are Kamran Akmal, Omar Akmal, Adnan Akmal, who are their cousins’ brothers and play for Pakistan national cricket team.
09. South Africa:
The present captain of the South Africa men’s cricket team is ‘ Dean Elgar’ for the Test Matches and ‘Temba Bavuma’ for the ODI and Heinrich Klaasen for T20 formats, whose brief biography is as follows. Kindly click here to continue reading this article.
