AB de Villiers become the second South African captain to collect a pair in tests after 103 years 05 months and 10 days
AB de Villiers of South Africa collected a pair in the ongoing test against England at Centurion to provide the 21st occasion of a captain collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Darling | 0 | 0 | Aus | Eng | Sheffield | 03 Jul 1902 |
| 2 | LJ Tancred | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 3 | VS Hazare | 0 | 0 | Ind | Eng | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 |
| 4 | HB Cave | 0 | 0 | NZl | Win | Dunedin | 03 Feb 1956 |
| 5 | FMM Worrell | 0 | 0 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1960 |
| 6 | R Benaud | 0 | 0 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 06 Jul 1961 |
| 7 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 0 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Dhaka | 19 Jan 1962 |
| 8 | BS Bedi | 0 | 0 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 9 | IT Botham | 0 | 0 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 02 Jul 1981 |
| 10 | AR Border | 0 | 0 | Aus | Win | Perth | 30 Jan 1993 |
| 11 | MA Taylor | 0 | 0 | Aus | Pak | Karachi | 28 Sep 1994 |
| 12 | SP Fleming | 0 | 0 | NZl | Aus | Hobart | 27 Nov 1997 |
| 13 | CA Walsh | 0 | 0 | Win | Pak | Rawalpindi | 29 Nov 1997 |
| 14 | Rashid Latif | 0 | 0 | Pak | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 06 Mar 1998 |
| 15 | N Hussain | 0 | 0 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 |
| 16 | JC Adams | 0 | 0 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2000 |
| 17 | Waqar Younis | 0 | 0 | Pak | Aus | Sharjah | 11 Oct 2002 |
| 18 | Habibul Bashar | 0 | 0 | Ban | Zim | Harare | 19 Feb 2004 |
| 19 | MS Atapattu | 0 | 0 | Srl | Pak | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 20 | DJG Sammy | 0 | 0 | Win | NZl | Wellington | 11 Dec 2013 |
| 21 | AB de Villiers | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
AB de Villiers of South Africa collected a pair in the ongoing test against England at Centurion to provide the second occasion of a South African captain collecting a pair a test after LJ Tancred. LJ Tancred was dismissed for a pair against England at The Oval in Aug 1912. Both the occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that AB de Villiers collected a pair after 103 years 05 months and 10 days to become the second South African captain to earn the dubious distinction {Note the number of days has reference to the start date of the test}
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LJ Tancred | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
The following list tabulates the seven captains who have collected a pair in test against England and the list include the two South African captains – LJ Tancred and AB de Villiers
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Darling | 0 | 0 | Aus | Eng | Sheffield | 03 Jul 1902 |
| 2 | LJ Tancred | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 3 | VS Hazare | 0 | 0 | Ind | Eng | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 |
| 4 | R Benaud | 0 | 0 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 06 Jul 1961 |
| 5 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 0 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Dhaka | 19 Jan 1962 |
| 6 | BS Bedi | 0 | 0 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 7 | AB de Villiers | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |