Yashasvi Jaiswal Becomes the First Indian Opener to Achieve a Rare Feat with His Debut Test Hundred

Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the third Indian opener to score a Test Debut Hundred

India and West Indies are facing off in the first match of the Test series at Windsor Park in Dominica. On the first day of the game, West Indies won the toss and decided to bat first. The Indian bowlers, led by the veteran Ravichandran Ashwin were on the spot and bundled out the hosts for just 150 runs. 

Solid Start by Indian Openers

After dismissing the West Indians for a paltry total the Indian openers looked very compact and made it through the end of the first day without losing any wickets. Resuming at 80 without loss on day 2, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma ensured that their partnership remained intact on the first session of the day. The duo added just 66 runs in the first session and went to lunch at 146 for the loss of no wickets. 

Post-Tea, the duo started to take on the West Indian bowling and are currently on the way to a huge lead. In the process, Yashasvi Jaiswal has gone past the three-figure mark on his debut Test. He has become the 17th Indian player to do so and the 115th player in world cricket to achieve the feat. 

Jaiswal is also the third Indian opener to score a hundred in his debut test after Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan. Also, this is the first time an Indian opener has scored a century on his debut Test away from home

He brought up his Hundred in 215 balls. Currently, he is batting at 100*, while India is stationed at 205 for no loss having a lead of 55 runs. (At the time of Publishing the Article)

Debut Test Centurions for India

The last Indian player to score a hundred in his debut Test was Shreyas Iyer. He scored it against New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. 

Notably, Yashasvi Jaiswal scores a debut century for India away from home after 13 years. The last man to do so was Suresh Raina, who scored a hundred in his debut match against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Sri Lanka. 

Here is a lit of all the Indian players to have scored a hundred in their debut Tests.

1. Lala Amarnath - 118 vs England (1933)
2. Deepak Shodhan- 110 vs Pakistan (1952)
3. A. G. Kripal Singh - 100* vs New Zealand (1955)
4. Abbas Ali Baig - 112 vs England (1959)
5. Hanumant Singh - 105 vs England (1964)
6. Gundappa Viswanath  - 137 vs Australia (1969)
7. Surinder Amarnath  - 124 vs New Zealand (1976)
8. Mohammad Azharuddin  - 110 vs England (1984)
9. Pravin Amre - 103 vs South Africa (1992)
10. Sourav Ganguly  - 131 vs England (1996)
11. Virender Sehwag - 105 vs South Africa (2001)
12. Suresh Raina - 120 vs Sri Lanka (2010)
13. Shikhar Dhawan - 187 vs Australia (2013)
14. Rohit Sharma - 177 vs West Indies (2013)
15. Prithvi Shaw - 134 vs West Indies (2018)
16. Shreyas Iyer - 105 vs New Zealand (2021)
17. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 100 * vs West Indies (2023) (Still Batting)