Indian Batters Who Scored Centuries in Their Test Debut : In the ongoing first Test match between India and West Indies in Dominica, the Indian team has showcased a dominant performance. The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal recorded an outstanding partnership of 229 runs, with Yashasvi Jaiswal achieving a century in his debut Test match. West Indies, on the other hand, was bundled out for just 150 runs, with Ravi Ashwin shining as a star bowler with a five-wicket haul in the first innings.
Let’s take a look at the list of Indian batters who have scored centuries in their debut Test match. Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes the 14th Indian batsman to achieve this remarkable feat in his debut Test innings, and the 17th Indian batsman to score a century in their debut Test match.
Indian Batters Who Scored Centuries in Their Test Debut Innings:
Player | Score | Opposition | Venue | Year |
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Deepak Shodhan | 110 | Pakistan | Kolkata | 1952 |
AG Kripal Singh | 100* | New Zealand | Hyderabad | 1955 |
Hanumant Singh | 105 | England | Delhi | 1964 |
Surinder Amarnath | 124 | New Zealand | Auckland | 1976 |
Mohammad Azharuddin | 110 | England | Kolkata | 1984/85 |
Pravin Amre | 103 | South Africa | Durban | 1992 |
Sourav Ganguly | 131 | England | Lord’s | 1996 |
Virender Sehwag | 105 | South Africa | Bloemfontein | 2001 |
Suresh Raina | 120 | Sri Lanka | Colombo-SSC | 2010 |
Shikhar Dhawan | 187 | Australia | Mohali | 2013 |
Rohit Sharma | 177 | West Indies | Kolkata | 2013 |
Prithvi Shaw | 134 | West Indies | Rajkot | 2018 |
Shreyas Iyer | 105 | New Zealand | Kanpur | 2021 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | 110* | West Indies | Roseau (Ongoing) | 2023 |
Apart from these debut innings centuries, three Indian players have scored a century in their debut Test match but not in their debut innings:
- Lala Amarnath – 118 vs England in Mumbai (1933)[^2^]
- Abbas Ali Baig – 112 vs England in Manchester (1959)[^2^]
- GR Viswanath – 137 vs Australia in Kanpur (1969)[^2^]
The achievement of scoring a century on Test debut is a remarkable feat in cricket, and these Indian batsmen have left their mark in the history of the game.