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.