Dhawan: First Indian to score century before lunch on first day of a Test
Most of the attention on Thursday was on Afghanistan who were making their debut in Test cricket, but the opening batsman demanded his own spotlight
Batsman | Runs | Opposition | Venue | Season |
S Dhawan | 104* | Afghanistan | Bangalore | 2018 |
V Sehwag | 99* | West Indies | Gros Islet | 2006 |
FM Engineer | 94* | West Indies | Chennai | 1966-67 |
V Sehwag | 91* | Sri Lanka | Galle | 2008 |
V Sehwag | 87* | New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 2010-11 |
Batsman | Instances |
DG Bradman | 6 |
VT Trumper | 3 |
WR Hammond | 3 |
V Sehwag | 3 |
S Dhawan | 3 |
Bharath Seervi is stats sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo.