16 Indian players to score hundred on test debut

Playing Test cricket for your country is an achievement itself, let alone scoring a century on debut. India batter Shreyas Iyer, who made his Test debut in the ongoing Kanpur Test against New Zealand, on Friday registered his maiden Test century on his debut appearance for the team in the longest format of the game. Iyer smashed 105 off 171 balls, hitting 13 boundaries and a couple of sixes during India's first innings. His exploits helped India reach a total of 345 in the first innings at the Green Park Stadium, Kanpur.

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Iyer became the 16th Indian to score a hundred on Test debut after the likes of Ganguly, Sehwag, Raina, Dhawan, Rohit, and Shaw. Now, we will look into those 16 players who scored a hundred on their Test debut for India.

1. Lala Amarnath | 118 runs

Lala Amarnath was the first batsman from India to score a hundred on test debut. Amarnath scored 118 runs against England at Mumbai in the year 1933. Therefore Lala becomes the first batsman to register his name on this list.

2. Deepak Shodan | 110 runs

Deepak Shodan comes second in this list of the players who scored a hundred on their test debut. He scored 110 runs against Pakistan at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in the year 1952. Thus he became the second to register his name on this elite list.

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3. AG Kripal Singh | 100* runs

AG Kripal Singh was the third batsman from India to score a hundred on test debut. Kripal scored 100* runs against New Zealand in the year 1955 at Hyderabad. Thus he became the third to register his name in this elite list.

4. Abbas Ali Baig | 112 runs

Abbas Ali Baig scored 112 runs on his debut against England and registered his name on this list. He scored hundred on his test debut at the Manchester. Therefore he became the fourth batsman form India to register his name on this list of hundred on test debut.

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5. Hanumant Singh | 105 runs

The 5th player in the list is Hanumant Singh, who scored a ton on his test debut back in 1964. Hanumant scored 105 runs against England at Delhi. Thus he became the fifth player to entitled his name on this elite list.

6. Gundappa Vishwanath | 137 runs

The legend Gundappa Vishwanath has also included his name in this elite list. He scored 137 runs against Australia at Kanpur back in the year 1969. Therefore he registered his name in this list of the players with a hundred on test debut.

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7. Surinder Amarnath | 124 runs

Another Indian legend Surinder Amarnath has also scored a ton on his debut back in 1976. Amarnath scored 124 runs against New Zealand at Auckland as he adds his name in this elite list as 7th Indian bastman.

8. Mohammad Azharuddin | 110 runs

Former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin became the 8th player to register his name on this list. Azhar scored 110 runs against England in the year 1984 on his debut at Kolkata. Thus he became the eight batsman to become a player with a hundred on his debut game.

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9. Pravin Amre | 103 runs

Pravin Amre registered his name in this list when he scored a ton on his test debut game. Amre scored 103 runs on his debut against South Africa back in 1992 at the Durban. Thus he became the 9th batsman from India to register his name on this list of players with a hundred on test debut.

10. Sourav Ganguly | 131 runs

The former Indian captain and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly scored 136 runs on his debut game at the home of cricket, Lord's. Dada scored his ton against England at their den and became the 10th batsman of India to hit a ton on debut game in test.

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11. Virender Sehwag | 105 runs

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag also includes his name when he made his test debut in the year 2001. Sehwag scored 105 runs on his debut game against South Africa at the Boemfontein. Therefore Sehwag registered his name on this list of the players with a hundred on test debut game.

12. Suresh Raina | 120 runs

Suresh Raina also comes in this list at the 12th position. Although, Raina has not the player to say in test cricket. But, Raina scored a hundred on his test debut back in the year 2010 against Srilanka at Colombo.

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13. Shikhar Dhawan | 187 runs

Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan also scored a ton on his test debut back in the year 2013. Dhawan scored 187 runs against Australia at the Mohali. Therefore he became the 13th player to score a hundred on his test debut and entitled his name in this list.

14. Rohit Sharma | 127 runs

Current Indian all formats opener Rohit Sharma has also scored a hundred on his test debut in the same year that Dhawan did. Rohit scored 127 runs against West Indies in 2013 at his favourite ground Kolkata. Thus he registered his name on this elite list of the Indian batsman who scored s hundred on their test debut.

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15. Prithwi Shaw | 134 runs

The young and talented batsman Prithwi Shaw was the 15th player to score a hundred on his test debut. Shaw scored 134 runs against West Indies in 2018 at the Rajkot stadium. Therefore, he registered his name on this elite list of batsmans.

16. Shreyas Iyer | 105 runs

The latest inclusion on this list is Shreyas Iyer, who recently scored a hundred on his debut game. Iyer scored 105 runs against New Zealand in the ongoing 2 match test series. He receives his debut cap from legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar and his cap number is 303. However, he became the 16th Indian batsman to score a hundred on test debut.

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N.B: The stats are accurate as of 27/11/2021.