Century and half a century by Indian batsmen in a test – AM Rahane is the new entrant to the list

Century and half a century by Indian batsmen in a test – AM Rahane is the new entrant to the list

AM Rahane scored 127 and 52 not out in the ongoing fourth test against South Africa at Delhi to provide the 135th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against various oppositions. It also provides the 62nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 116 145 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 S Mushtaq Ali 54 106 v West Indies Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
3 MH Mankad 72 184 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
4 PR Umrigar 130 69 v West Indies Port of Spain 21 Jan 1953
5 P Roy 85 150 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
6 CG Borde 109 96 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
7 PR Umrigar 56 172* v West Indies Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
8 RG Nadkarni 52* 122* v England Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
9 MAK Pataudi 64 148 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
10 ML Jaisimha 74 101 v Australia Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
11 SM Gavaskar 116 64* v West Indies Georgetown 19 Mar 1971
12 SM Gavaskar 124 220 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
13 FM Engineer 121 66 v England Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
14 SM Gavaskar 101 58 v England Manchester 06 Jun 1974
15 GR Viswanath 52 139 v West Indies Kolkata 27 Dec 1974
15 GR Viswanath 68 103* v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
17 M Amarnath 90 100 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
18 SM Gavaskar 111 137 v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
19 SM Gavaskar 205 73 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
20 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
21 M Amarnath 58 117 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
22 M Amarnath 54 116 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
23 DB Vengsarkar 159 63 v West Indies Delhi 29 Oct 1983
24 M Azharuddin 122 54* v England Kanpur 31 Jan 1985
25 DB Vengsarkar 61 102* v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
26 SR Tendulkar 68 119* v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
27 NS Sidhu 82 104 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 1993
28 SR Tendulkar 179 54 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
29 NS Sidhu 107 76 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
30 SR Tendulkar 177 74 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
31 M Azharuddin 109 52 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
32 R Dravid 148 81 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
33 R Dravid 190 103* v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
34 SR Tendulkar 53 124* v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 24 Feb 1999
35 SC Ganguly 125 53 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
36 SR Tendulkar 116 52 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
37 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
38 VVS Laxman 59 281 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
39 R Dravid 222 73 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
40 VVS Laxman 104* 67* v New Zealand Mohali 16 Oct 2003
41 R Dravid 233 72* v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
42 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
43 R Dravid 110 135 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
44 W Jaffer 81 100 v England Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
45 VVS Laxman 100 63 v West Indies Basseterre 22 Jun 2006
46 W Jaffer 202 56 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
47 SC Ganguly 239 91 v Pakistan Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
48 V Sehwag 63 151 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
49 V Sehwag 201* 50 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
50 G Gambhir 67 104 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
51 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
52 G Gambhir 179 97 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
53 VVS Laxman 76 124* v New Zealand Napier 26 Mar 2009
54 VVS Laxman 56 103* v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
55 SR Tendulkar 214 53* v Australia Bangalore 09 Oct 2010
56 Harbhajan Singh 69 115 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
57 V Kohli 103 51* v New Zealand Bangalore 31 Aug 2012
58 V Kohli 119 96 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
59 M Vijay 146 52 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
60 V Kohli 115 141 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
61 V Kohli 169 54 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
62 AM Rahane 127 52* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 201

AM Rahane became the fourth Indian batsman to score a century and a half century in a test against South Africa. The feats of all the four batsmen are furnished below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 109 52 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 R Dravid 148 81 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
3 V Kohli 119 96 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
4 AM Rahane 127 52* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015

MA Azharuddin and AM Rahane are the two Indian batsmen to score a century and a half century in a test against South Africa at home.  The feats of these two  batsmen are furnished below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 109 52 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 AM Rahane 127 52* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane scored 127 and 52 not out in the ongoing fourth test against South Africa at Delhi to provide the 63rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against various oppositions at home. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against various oppositions at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Mushtaq Ali 54 106 v West Indies Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
2 CG Borde 109 96 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
3 RG Nadkarni 52* 122* v England Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
4 FM Engineer 121 66 v England Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
5 GR Viswanath 52 139 v West Indies Kolkata 27 Dec 1974
6 GR Viswanath 68 103* v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
7 SM Gavaskar 111 137 v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
8 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
9 DB Vengsarkar 159 63 v West Indies Delhi 29 Oct 1983
10 M Azharuddin 122 54* v England Kanpur 31 Jan 1985
11 SR Tendulkar 179 54 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
12 NS Sidhu 107 76 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
13 M Azharuddin 109 52 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
14 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
15 VVS Laxman 59 281 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
16 R Dravid 222 73 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
17 VVS Laxman 104* 67* v New Zealand Mohali 16 Oct 2003
18 R Dravid 110 135 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
19 W Jaffer 81 100 v England Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
20 W Jaffer 202 56 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
21 SC Ganguly 239 91 v Pakistan Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
22 G Gambhir 67 104 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
23 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
24 G Gambhir 179 97 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
25 SR Tendulkar 214 53* v Australia Bangalore 09 Oct 2010
26 Harbhajan Singh 69 115 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
27 V Kohli 103 51* v New Zealand Bangalore 31 Aug 2012
28 AM Rahane 127 52* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane became the sixth Indian batsman to score a century and a half century in the tests played at Delhi. Others are – CG Borde, DB Vengsarkar, R Dravid, VVS Laxman. Their feats are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CG Borde 109 96 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
2 DB Vengsarkar 159 63 v West Indies Delhi 29 Oct 1983
3 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
4 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
5 AM Rahane 127 52* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015

 

 

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