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Indian batsmen who scored century on their Test debut

New Delhi:   Charles Bannerman became the first player to achieve this when he scored 165 not out against England during the first ever Test match, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877.  For India,

PTI PTI Updated on: September 09, 2014 8:10 IST
indian batsmen who scored century on their test debut
indian batsmen who scored century on their test debut

New Delhi:   Charles Bannerman became the first player to achieve this when he scored 165 not out against England during the first ever Test match, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877.  


For India, 12 players have scored a century in their debut match. Shikhar Dhawan became the 13th Indian to do so on Saturday (March 16), and that too the highest.

Unlike the 12 batsmen before him, Dhawan etched his name in the record books by scoring three figures in 85 balls, thus becoming the fastest debut centurion of all time, as well as becoming India's most successful batsman on Test debut.

Here we bring the 12 players who scored a century on their Test debut for India:
 

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