Stats: Debut centuries by Indians

Rohit Sharma: The newest name on the list

With Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma hitting debut hundreds for India recently, here is the list of centuries on debut by Indian bastmen.

Out of the 98 cricketers across the globe, 14 Indians have achieved this feat.

Sr. No.	Cricketer	Match date	Runs (balls)
1	L Amarnath	Vs Eng, Dec 1933	118 (185)
2	RH Shodan	Vs Pak, Dec 1952	110 (-)
3	AG Kripal Singh	Vs NZ, Nov 1955	100* (-)
4	AA Baig	Vs Eng, Jul 1959	112 (-)
5	Hanumant Singh	Vs Eng, Feb 1964	105 (-)
6	GR Viswanath	Vs Aus, Nov 1969	137 (-)
7	S Amarnath	Vs NZ, Jan 1976	124 (-)
8	M Azharuddin	Vs Eng, Dec 1984	110 (322)
9	PK Amre	Vs SA, Nov 1992	103( 299)
10	SC Ganguly	Vs Eng, Jun 1996	131 (301)
11	V Sehwag	Vs SA, Nov 2001	105 (173)
12	Sk Raina	VS SL, Jul 2010	120 (228)
13	S Dhawan	Vs Aus, Mar 2013	187 (2174)
14	R Sharma	Vs WI, Nov 2013	127*(228)

*Balls were not recorded for some of the matches

• None of the Indians have scored a debut double hundred. Shikhar Dhawan (187) came closest to doing so.
• Only five players have scored a debut double hundred -Tip Foster (Eng), Lawrence Rowe (WI), Brendon Kurupu (SL), Mathew Sinclair (NZ) and Jacques Rudolph (SA)
• The highest score on Test debut is 287 by Tim Foster vs Australia in Sydney on 11 Dec 1903.