Five or more wickets on captaincy debut – PJ Cummins of Australia joins the elite list
PJ Cummins became the 14th captain to capture five or more wickets in a test innings on his captaincy debut in the annals of test cricket. His feat provides the 19th such occasion. The performance of these captains who have performed the fear is tabulated below
| No | No | W-R | Captain | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | 1 | 5-019 | CA Smith | Eng | SAF | P Elizabeth | Mar 1889 |
| 2 | 2 | 6-155 | G Giffen | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | Dec 1894 |
| 3 | 3 | 5-052 | Hon FS Jackson | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | May 1905 |
| 4 | 4 | 6-007 | AER Gilligan | Eng | SAF | Birmingham | Jun 1924 |
| 5 | 5-083 | AER Gilligan | Eng | SAF | Birmingham | Jun 1924 | |
| 5 | 6 | 5-063 | EP Nupen | SAF | Eng | Jo’burg | Dec 1930 |
| 7 | 6-087 | EP Nupen | SAF | Eng | Jo’burg | Dec 1930 | |
| 6 | 8 | 5-035 | GOB Allen | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | Jun 1936 |
| 9 | 5-043 | GOB Allen | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | Jun 1936 | |
| 7 | 10 | 5-031 | JDC Goddard | Win | Eng | Georgetown | Mar 1948 |
| 8 | 11 | 6-101 | RGD Willis | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | Jun 1982 |
| 9 | 12 | 7-052 | Imran Khan | Pak | Eng | Birmingham | Jul 1982 |
| 10 | 13 | 7-091 | Waqar Younis | Pak | Zim | Karachi | Dec 1993 |
| 14 | 6-044 | Waqar Younis | Pak | Zim | Karachi | Dec 1993 | |
| 11 | 15 | 6-132 | Naimur Rahman | Ban | Ind | Dhaka | Nov 2000 |
| 12 | 16 | 5-070 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | Win | St George’s | Jul 2009 |
| 13 | 17 | 5-055 | Rashid Khan | Afg | Ban | Chattogram | Sep 2019 |
| 18 | 6-049 | Rashid Khan | Afg | Ban | Chattogram | Sep 2019 | |
| 14 | 19 | 5-038 | PJ Cummins | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | Dec 2021 |