Wicket keeper captains who have led a test team in the annals of test cricket – TD Paine will join the list
TD Paine who will lead Australia against South Africa at Johannesburg, the final test which starts today will become the 31st wicket keeper to lead a team in tests in the annals of test cricket. The career figures of the thirty captain wicket keepers are tabulated below. The list does not contain the players who have deputized as captain in the middle of the test or remainder of the test.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Runs | HS | Bat Av | C | W | BBI | Bowl Av | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | Aus | 1 | 59 | 49 | 29.50 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | JM Blackham | Aus | 8 | 154 | 74 | 22.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | EA Halliwell | SAF | 3 | 84 | 41 | 14.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | M Bisset | SAF | 1 | 56 | 35 | 56.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | PW Sherwell | SAF | 13 | 427 | 115 | 23.72 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 16 |
| 6 | RT Stanyforth | Eng | 4 | 13 | 6* | 2.60 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | RK Nunes | Win | 3 | 87 | 37 | 14.50 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | HB Cameron | SAF | 9 | 384 | 69* | 27.42 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | FCM Alexander | Win | 18 | 466 | 70 | 22.19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 65 | 5 |
| 10 | Imtiaz Ahmed | Pak | 4 | 174 | 86 | 21.75 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | BN Jarman | Aus | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Wasim Bari | Pak | 6 | 45 | 17 | 6.42 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | DL Murray | Win | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | IDS Smith | NZl | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | AJ Stewart | Eng | 12 | 781 | 164 | 37.19 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 47 | 1 |
| 16 | A Flower | Zim | 16 | 1232 | 156 | 49.28 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 56 | 0 |
| 17 | LK Germon | NZl | 12 | 382 | 55 | 21.22 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 2 |
| 18 | Rashid Latif | Pak | 6 | 140 | 54* | 20.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 1 |
| 19 | Moin Khan | Pak | 13 | 438 | 70 | 27.37 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 4 |
| 20 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 6 | 305 | 104 | 33.88 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 0 |
| 21 | Khaled Mashud | Ban | 12 | 385 | 51 | 20.26 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 1 |
| 22 | MV Boucher | SAF | 4 | 95 | 37 | 19.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 |
| 23 | RD Jacobs | Win | 2 | 150 | 91* | 150.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | T Taibu | Zim | 10 | 674 | 153 | 37.44 | 1 | 1 | 1/27 | 27.00 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 25 | MS Dhoni | Ind | 60 | 3454 | 224 | 40.63 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 187 | 24 |
| 26 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Ban | 28 | 2014 | 200 | 42.85 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 60 | 5 |
| 27 | BRM Taylor | Zim | 1 | 40 | 33 | 20.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | BB McCullum | NZl | 1 | 21 | 20 | 10.50 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | D Ramdin | Win | 13 | 472 | 57 | 22.47 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 5 |
| 30 | Sarfraz Ahmed | Pak | 2 | 119 | 68 | 29.75 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
TD Paine will also become the fifth Australian wicket keeper batsman to lead Australia in tests. Others are – WL Mudroch, JM Blackham, BN Jarman and AC Gichrist.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Runs | HS | Bat Av | C | W | BBI | Bowl Av | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | Aus | 1 | 59 | 49 | 29.50 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | JM Blackham | Aus | 8 | 154 | 74 | 22.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | BN Jarman | Aus | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 6 | 305 | 104 | 33.88 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 0 |