Indian captain openers scoring a century in one day games
RG Sharms of India scored 111 not out against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC on 23.09.18 to provide the 94th occasion of a captain opener scoring a century in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 21st occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring a century in one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | RJ Shastri | 109 | 1 | v South Africa | New Delhi | 14 Nov 1991 |
2 | SR Tendulkar | 110 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Aug 1996 |
3 | SR Tendulkar | 114 | 1 | v South Africa | Mumbai | 14 Dec 1996 |
4 | SR Tendulkar | 104 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Benoni | 09 Feb 1997 |
5 | SR Tendulkar | 117 | 2 | v New Zealand | Bengaluru | 14 May 1997 |
6 | SR Tendulkar | 120 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Aug 1999 |
7 | SR Tendulkar | 186* | 1 | v New Zealand | Hyd-LBS | 08 Nov 1999 |
8 | SC Ganguly | 105* | 2 | v South Africa | Jamshedpur | 12 Mar 2000 |
9 | SC Ganguly | 135* | 2 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 30 May 2000 |
10 | SC Ganguly | 141* | 1 | v South Africa | Nairobi (Gym) | 13 Oct 2000 |
11 | SC Ganguly | 117 | 1 | v New Zealand | Nairobi (Gym) | 15 Oct 2000 |
12 | SC Ganguly | 144 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad | 05 Dec 2000 |
13 | SC Ganguly | 127 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 05 Oct 2001 |
14 | SC Ganguly | 111 | 1 | v Kenya | Paarl | 24 Oct 2001 |
15 | SC Ganguly | 117* | 2 | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 22 Sep 2002 |
16 | R Dravid | 105 | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 18 May 2006 |
17 | G Gambhir | 138* | 2 | v New Zealand | Jaipur | 01 Dec 2010 |
18 | G Gambhir | 126* | 2 | v New Zealand | Vadodara | 04 Dec 2010 |
19 | V Sehwag | 219 | 1 | v West Indies | Indore | 08 Dec 2011 |
20 | RG Sharma | 208* | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 13 Dec 2017 |
21 | RG Sharma | 111* | 2 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 23 Sep 2018 |