Dhawan’s magnificent debut
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Indians scoring ton on Test debut:
| Player | Runs | Opponents | Venue | Season |
| Lala Amarnath | 118 | England | Mumbai | 1933-34 |
| Deepak Shodhan | 110 | Pakistan | Kolkata | 1952-53 |
| Kripal Singh | 100* | New Zealand | Hyderabad | 1955-56 |
Abbas Ali Baig | 112 | England | Manchester | 1959 |
Hanumant Singh | 105 | `England | Delhi | 1963-64 |
Gundappa Viswanath | 137 | Australia | Kanpur | 1969-70 |
Surinder Amarnath | 124 | New Zealand | Auckland | 1975-76 |
Mohammad Azharuddin | 110 | England | Kolkata | 1984-85 |
Praveen Amre | 103 | South Africa | Durban | 1992-93 |
Sourav Ganguly | 131 | England | Lord’s | 1996 |
Virender Sehwag | 105 | South Africa | Bloemfontein | 2001-02 |
Suresh Raina | 120 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 2010 |
Shikhar Dhawan | 185 batting | Australia | Mohali | 2012-13 |
Highest score on Test debut:
| Player | Runs | Opponents | Venue | Season |
| Tip Foster (England) | 287 | Australia | Sydney | 1903-04 |
Jacques Rudolph (South Africa) | 222* | Bangladesh | Chittagong | 2002-03 |
Lawrence Rowe (West Indies) | 214 | New Zealand | Kingston | 1971-72 |
Mathew Sinclair (New Zealand) | 214 | West Indies | Wellington | 1999-00 |
Brendon Kuruppu (Sri Lanka) | 201* | New Zealand | Colombo | 1986-87 |
Shikhar Dhawan (India) | 185 batting | Australia | Mohali | 2012-13 |
Highest strike rate while scoring ton on debut:
| Player | Runs | Balls | SR | Opponents | Venue | Season |
Shikhar Dhawan (India) | 185 batting | 168 | 110.11 | Australia | Mohali | 2012-13 |
Dwayne Smith (West Indies) | 105* | 105 | 100.00 | South Africa | Cape Town | 2003-04 |
Matts Prior (England) | 126* | 128 | 98.43 | West Indies | Lord’s | 1971-72 |
Mathew Sinclair (New Zealand) | 214 | 123 | 91.86 | West Indies | Khulna | 2012-13 |
Basil Williams (West Indies) | 100 | 118 | 84.74 | Australia | Georgetown | 1977-78 |
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