Shreyas Iyer Becomes 16th Indian Batsman To Score A Century On Test Debut.
The 26-year-old achieved the 100-run milestone in 157 balls and his innings was filled with 12 amazing fours and 2 marvellous sixers. Notably, he came to bat when India were struggling at 145/4 and he added an unbeaten 113-run stand with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and he ended day 1 with 75* runs under his belt.
Iyer scored his century on day 2 of the first Test against Kane Williamson-led New Zealand National Cricket Team on November 26 at Green Park, Kanpur.Shreyas Iyer has registered his name in the record books by becoming the 16th Indian cricketer in the history of the purest format of the game to smash a century on his debut. With the century, Iyer became the 16th Indian to score a Test century on his debut and 10th to do so at home. Prithvi Shaw was the last Indian to achieve this feat and also the youngest in the country.
With Iyer now registering a century to his name, it would be interesting to see who would make way from the playing XI when skipper Virat Kohli marks his return for the 2nd Test in Mumbai.
Among some of the biggest names to have scored a hundred on Test debut are: Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, and Shikhar Dhawan.
Abhi