5 batsmen who scored a century against India on debut

It is a dream for any cricketer to represent his nation in the longest form of the game as every one of them wants to make his debut memorable. For a batsman to score a century in his very first match is considered to be a significant achievement for him and if it has come against a top team like India, he couldn't ask for a better debut.

Here we'll look at 5 players who have scored a century in their test debut against India :

#5 Alastair Cook

Alastair Cook made his Test debut against India in Nagpur in November 2016. He scored 60 and 104 in both innings of his debut match. He later went on to become the second youngest player to score 5000 test runs after Sachin Tendulkar.

He has captained England cricket team in 59 tests and 69 ODIs. He is the highest run scorer for England in Tests, scoring 12472 runs in 291 innings at an average of 45.35.

He has also played 92 ODIs and 4 T20Is and has scored 3204 and 61 respectively. But his batting was more suited for Test cricket.

Twelve years after playing for England, he announced his retirement in the home series against India in September 2018. He had a memorable farewell test as he scored a century in that match.

#4 Alviro Petersen

Alviro Petersen

Aliviro Petersen made his Test debut against India in Kolkata in 2010. He scored a century in his very first Test and became the third South African player to score a century on Test debut. But after his debut, he didn't perform well and got dropped from the team. His Test career was full of ups and down. He never played regularly for South Africa because of his inconsistency.

He started his career on a very good note but he wasn't able to carry on that momentum throughout his career and announced his retirement in 2015. He scored 2093 and 504 runs in 36 tests and 21 ODIs respectively in his career.

#3 Kirk Edwards

Kirk Edwards

Kirk Edwards had a memorable debut against India. He made his Test debut in home series against India in 2011. He couldn't do much in the first innings but scored a hundred in the second innings and became the 14th West Indian player to score a hundred on Test debut. But after his debut match, he was unable to perform and got dropped from the West Indies team.

His career was very short. He played only 17 tests and 16 ODIs and scored 986 and 331 runs respectively.

#2 Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson

Undoubtedly, Kane Williamson is one of the best batsmen in New Zealand cricket history. He made his Test debut against India at Ahmedabad in November 2010 and scored a hundred. He scored 131 runs off 299 in his very first test innings and became the eighth New Zealand player to score a century on Test debut. Before making his Test debut, he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in a tri-series in which India had participated as well.

He captained the U-19 New Zealand cricket team in the U-19 Cricket World Cup 2008. He later went on to become the captain of the senior New Zealand cricket team in all the three formats and is the present captain of the team as well.

He has played 65 tests and 127 ODIs till date and has scored 5338 and 5157 runs respectively. It was believed that his batting is not suitable for the T20 format but later he showed that he is equally a good player in T20s as well. He was the highest run-getter in IPL 2018. He is a member of an an elite club called 'Fab Four' which also consists Steve Smith, Joe Root and Virat Kohli.

#1 Keaton Jennings

Keaton Jennings

The last name in the list is Keaton Jennings. The left-handed English batsman made his Test debut against India in Mumbai in 2016 and scored a well fought century on the turning track of Wankhede against the likes of Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. But after his debut he is struggling to score runs and hasn't been able to cross the 50 run mark. He failed completely in the home series against India in 2018.

He has played 12 test matches so far and has scored just 486 runs till date. He has not played any ODI or T20I yet.