Captains scoring centuries in tests starting on 26th December
KS Williamson of New Zealand and AM Rahane of India joined the elite list of captains who have scored centuries in tests starting on 26 December in various years. The following table lists the fourteen captains who have accomplished such a feat. KS Williamson scored 129 against Pakistan, while AM Rahane scored 112 against Australia.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Oppn | Ground | Year |
| 1 | WM Lawry | 205 | 2 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 1968 |
| 2 | CH Lloyd | 102 | 3 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 1975 |
| 3 | AR Border | 163 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 1985 |
| 4 | DB Vengsarkar | 102* | 2 | Ind | Win | Kolkata | 1987 |
| 5 | AR Border | 110 | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 1992 |
| 6 | M Azharuddin | 103* | 1 | Ind | NZl | Wellington | 1998 |
| 7 | AJ Stewart | 107 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 1998 |
| 8 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 1999 |
| 9 | N Hussain | 146* | 1 | Eng | SAF | Durban | 1999 |
| 10 | SR Waugh | 121* | 1 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 2000 |
| 11 | SPD Smith | 165* | 2 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 2016 |
| 12 | SPD Smith | 102* | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 2017 |
| 13 | KS Williamson | 129 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Mt Maunganui | 2020 |
| 14 | AM Rahane | 112 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 2020 |
AM Rahane became the fourth Indian captain to score a century in a test which has a start date of 26 December. The following table lists all these four captains.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Oppn | Ground | Year |
| 1 | DB Vengsarkar | 102* | 2 | Ind | Win | Kolkata | 1987 |
| 2 | M Azharuddin | 103* | 1 | Ind | NZl | Wellington | 1998 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 1999 |
| 4 | AM Rahane | 112 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 2020 |