World Cup 2011 : V Kohli's feat
V Kohli earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian batsman to score a hundred on world cup debut when he scored 100 not out against Bangladesh at Dhaka in the opening game of the World Cup 2011 on 19.02.11. He joined the elite club of twelve others who have performed the feat earlier. The complete list read thus
|
No |
Batsmen |
Score |
Team |
Opp |
Ground |
Edition |
|
1 |
GM Turner |
171* |
NZl |
EAF |
Birmingham |
1975 |
|
2 |
DL Amiss |
137 |
Eng |
Ind |
Lord’s |
1975 |
|
3 |
TM Chappell |
110 |
Aus |
Ind |
Nottingham |
1983 |
|
4 |
AJ Lamb |
102 |
Eng |
NZl |
The Oval |
1983 |
|
5 |
GR Marsh |
110 |
Aus |
Ind |
Chennai |
1987 |
|
6 |
A Flower |
115* |
Zim |
Srl |
New Plymouth |
1992 |
|
7 |
G Kirsten |
188* |
RSA |
UAE |
Rawalpindi |
1996 |
|
8 |
NJ Astle |
101 |
NZl |
Eng |
Ahmedabad |
1996 |
|
9 |
CB Wishart |
172* |
Zim |
Nam |
Harare |
2003 |
|
10 |
A Symonds |
143* |
Aus |
Pak |
Jo’burg |
2003 |
|
11 |
SB Styris |
141* |
NZl |
Srl |
Bloemfontien |
2003 |
|
12 |
JP Bray |
115* |
Ire |
Zim |
Kingston |
2007 |
|
13 |
V Kohli |
100* |
Ind |
Ban |
Dhaka |
2011 |