6 Indian cricketers who made their maiden Test and ODI hundreds overseas

Often, Indian cricketers, batsmen in particular, are judged on what they do in overseas conditions.

Irrespective of how well they do in home conditions, somehow supporters seem to target either their record or their ability to replicate similar showings abroad.

There have though been few players who have been able to do that and have been able to notch up three-figure scores for the first time both away from home.

We look at six such Indian players in this list.

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#6 Suresh Raina

Raina made all three of his maiden hundreds abroad

The left-hander was picked in India's Asia Cup squad after an excellent maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 and in the opening match of the competition, he repaid the faith by scoring his maiden ODI hundred against Hong Kong in Karachi.

A couple of years later, he made his first T20I hundred as well overseas against South Africa in the World T20 and a few months post that, he was handed an Indian Test cap against Sri Lanka in their own backyard.

Raina grabbed the opportunity with both hands, stroking his way to a maiden Test hundred, thereby confirming the faith that was shown in him.

Having made a comeback to the Indian setup in the T20I series against, he will look to get a second wind to his career, starting now.

#5 KL Rahul

Rahul made both his first Test and ODI hundred overseas

The Karnataka batsman was selected for India's tour to Australia in 2014 and in the third Test of that series was handed a Test debut, one which he will not want to remember as he fell for cheap scores in both innings of the game

The management though were willing to give another opportunity and this time at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the right-hander delivered the goods, making his maiden Test hundred and silencing those who had questioned his abilities early on.

Just over a year later, in 2016, Rahul was picked in a second-string Indian side to tour Zimbabwe and in his first outing, he smashed his maiden ODI hundred to get his name into an elite category to have achieved that feat.

A few months later, Rahul joined Raina and Rohit Sharma as the third Indian player to score a hundred in each of the three formats of the game.

#4 Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj made his first ODI and Test hundred in the space of 12 months

One of India's most loved cricketers and a genuine match-winner in his prime, Yuvraj Singh first showcased the talent he possessed in the early 2000s, after featuring in the Under-19 World Cup

Three years into his career, he had already made some key contributions for India but had failed to reach the three-figure mark in 50-over cricket.

However, in April 2003, a month after India had reached the World Cup final, he achieved the mark in Dhaka against Bangladesh, making an unbeaten 102 off 85 balls to help India post a match-winning total.

A year later, in a Test match against Pakistan at Lahore, he once again rose to the occasion scoring his first Test hundred, his 112 helping India get out of trouble after Umar Gul had rocked the top-order initially.

#3 Ajinkya Rahane

Rahane is India's go-to man in crisis situations overseas in Test cricket

The Mumbai right-hander may have had to put for a long time to play Test cricket for India, but once he got his chance, he showed to all that he belonged to the international level.

A year after his debut, Rahane bailed India out of trouble in windy Wellington, when he made 118, his first Test hundred, thereby providing them with the lead they desperately needed in the Test match.

Since that knock, Rahane has become India's 'overseas specialist', bailing the side out of many a tough situation away from home.

Almost six months later, with Rohit Sharma out injured, he was promoted to open the innings against England at Edgbaston and his response was a strokeful century, which helped the visitors chase down a mediocre total with ease.

#2 Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly announced his arrival on the Test scene with a century on debut at Lord's

The Prince of Kolkata may have made his ODI debut in 1992, but his first big moment in international cricket came on the hallowed turf of Lord's in 1996 when making his Test debut, he stroked his way to his first ever hundred against a fine England attack

A year later, now a more permanent member in the Indian setup, Ganguly made his first ODI hundred against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo to kick-start what was to be one of the greatest ODI careers in the history of Indian cricket.

#1 Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar helped India save the Old Trafford Test of 1990 with an unbeaten hundred

India's greatest batsman and a player whose career was followed more closely than any other, Sachin Tendulkar showed very early in his international career that he was in for the long haul, when playing his ninth Test match, he helped India save a Test match that they looked almost certain to lose, making an unbeaten 119 at Old Trafford in 1990

That innings, made at the age of 17 years and 107 days, was the second youngest ever made by a cricketer.

Fast-tracked into limited-overs cricket, it took Tendulkar time to make his maiden ODI hundred, which came against Australia in Colombo in 1994 in his 78th match.

However, once he had got the start that he needed, there really was no stopping the Little Master.