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Prithvi Shaw and 14 other Indian batsmen who scored hundreds on Test debut

The 18-year-old Mumbai batsman scored 134 runs to push West Indies on the backfoot on Day 1 of the Rajkot Test.

Rajkot: 18-year-old Prithvi Shaw made a dream Test debut as India dominated West Indies on Day one of the first Test at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Thursday.

The Mumbai batsman, who has been tipped to achieve great things, scored a commanding hundred on debut and became the 15th Indian to score a ton on Test debut.

Here's the list of the Indian batsmen, who have scored centuries on their Test debut:

Player Score Opponent Venue Year

1) Lala Amarnath 118 England Mumbai 1933

2) Deepak Shodhan 110 Pakistan Kolkata 1952

3) AG Kripal Singh 100* New Zealand Hyderabad 1955

4) Abbas Ali Baig 112 England Manchester 1959

5) Hanumant Singh 105 England Delhi 1964

6) Gundappa Viswanath 137 Australia Kanpur 1969

7) Surinder Amarnath 124 New Zealand Auckland 1976

8) Mohammad Azharuddin 110 England Kolkata 1984

9) Pravin Amre 103 South Africa Durban 1992

10) Sourav Ganguly 131 England Lord's 1996

11) Virender Sehwag 105 South Africa Bloemfontein 2001

12) Suresh Raina 120 Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 2010

13) Shikhar Dhawan 187 Australia Mohali 2013

14) Rohit Sharma 177 West Indies Kolkata 2013

15) Prithvi Shaw 134 West Indies Rajkot 2018

( Source : Deccan Chronicle with agency inputs )
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