No One In The Last 35 Years: List Of Indians With Centuries In Manchester

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India are trailing 1-2 in the five-match series after a narrow defeat at Lord's. The caravan has now shifted to Manchester, where it's a do-or-die game for the Shubaman Gill-led side.

Manchester hasn't been kind to India as history suggests, but the visitors need to pull off a miracle to stay alive in the series. Notably, the two heavyweights have collided at Old Trafford on nine occasions, but the visitors are still in search of their first win in Manchester. 

England have won four, while it has ended in a draw five times, clearly indicating that it is a difficult track to bat. Further, scoring runs is tough and getting a ton tougher. Nonetheless, this article will shed light on the Indians who have hit centuries at Old Trafford in Manchester. 

Who Was The First Indian To Score A Century In Manchester?

Notably, former India batter Syed Mushtaq Ali was the first-ever Indian to score a century against England in Manchester, when he played a 112-run knock in 1936. Interestingly, it was also the first-ever overseas hundred by an India in the country's Test history. 

8 Indians To Score A Century At Old Trafford

Only eight Indians have scored a century at Old Trafford. Mushtaq Ali was the first, followed by Vijay Merchant, Mohammad Azharuddin, Abbas Ali Baig, Sunil Gavaskar, Sandeep Patil, Polly Umrigar and Sachin Tendulkar.

It has been 35 years since that Indian scored a century at Old Trafford as Sachin was the last to do so, which, interestingly, was also his maiden Test century.  Other than that, Mohammad Azharuddin holds the record for the highest-ever individual score by an Indian at Old Trafford - 179.

Notably, India and England will lock horns against each at Old Trafford in Manchester on July 23. 

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