History of Centuries by Test Debutant

Shikhar Dhawan is the 97th cricketer in the World and 13th Indian to score century on debut. Check the list of Indian debutants hitting century, which country has how many for or against debut centuries, who has scored the first debut centuries for or against test playing countries.

List of Indian debutants with century by Year

1. Lala Amarnath 118 vs Eng 1933
2. RH Shodhan 110 vs Pak in 1952
3. Kripak Singh 100* vs NZ in 1955
4. Baig 112 vs Eng in 1959
5. Hanumant Singh 105 vs Eng in 1964
6. Viswanath 137 vs Aus 1969
7. Surinder Amarnath 124 vs NZ 1976
8. Azharuddin 110 vs Eng in 1984
9. Praveen Amre 103 vs SA in 1992
10. Ganguly 131 vs Eng in 1996
11. Sehwag 105 vs SA in 2001
12. Raina 120 vs SL 2010
13. Dhawan 185* vs Aus 2013

Debut Centuries for Countries

England 18
Australia 19
South Africa 6
West Indies 14
New Zealand 9
India 13
Pakistan 12
Sri Lanka 3
Bangladesh 3
Zimbabwe 2

Debut Centuries Vs Countries

England 24
Australia 16
South Africa 5
West Indies 10
New Zealand 11
India 12
Pakistan 5
Sri Lanka 6
Bangladesh 4
Zimbabwe 0

First Debut Centuries For Countries

England WG Grace (vs Aus) 152 in 1880 at The Oval.
Australia C Bannerman (vs Eng) 165* at Melbourne, 1877
South Africa AC Hudson (vs WI) 163 at Bridgetown, 1992.
West Indies GA Headley (vs Eng) Bridgetown, 1930
New Zealand JE Mills (vs Eng) 117, Wellington, 1930.
India Lala Amarnath (vs Eng) 118, Mumbai, 1933.
Pakistan Khalid Ibadulla (vs Aus) Karachi, 1964
Sri Lanka DSBP Kuruppu (Vs NZ) Colombo (CCC), 1987
Bangladesh Aminul Islam (Vs Ind), 145, Dhaka 2001
Zimbabwe Houghton 121 vs Ind in 1992 at Harare

First Debut Centuries Vs Countries

England 1877 C Bannerman (Aus) 165* at Melbourne.
Australia 1880 WG Grace (Eng) 152 at The Oval.
South Africa 1899 PF Warner (Eng) 132* Johannesburg.
West Indies 1948 SC Griffith (Eng) 140, Port of Spain.
New Zealand 1955 Kripak Singh 100* vs NZ, Hyderabad Deccan.
India 1953 BH Pairaudeau (WI) 115, Port of Spain.
Pakistan 1952 RH Shodhan (Ind) 110, KOlkata
Sri Lanka 1982 Saleem Malik (Pak) 100*, Karachi
Bangladesh Taufeeq Umar (Pak) 104, Multan 2001.
Zimbabwe No Debut centuries against Zim