Indian wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings – WP Saha joins the list
WP Saha scored 104 in the ongoing test between West Indies and India at Gros Islet to provide the 17th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VL Manjrekar | 118 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 2 | BK Kunderan | 192 | 1 | v England | Chennai | 10 Jan 1964 |
| 3 | BK Kunderan | 100 | 3 | v England | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 4 | FM Engineer | 109 | 1 | v West Indies | Chennai | 13 Jan 1967 |
| 5 | FM Engineer | 121 | 1 | v England | Mumbai (BS) | 06 Feb 1973 |
| 6 | SMH Kirmani | 101* | 1 | v Australia | Mumbai | 03 Nov 1979 |
| 7 | SMH Kirmani | 102 | 2 | v England | Mumbai | 28 Nov 1984 |
| 8 | NR Mongia | 152 | 2 | v Australia | Delhi | 10 Oct 1996 |
| 9 | D Dasgupta | 100 | 2 | v England | Mohali | 03 Dec 2001 |
| 10 | A Ratra | 115* | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 May 2002 |
| 11 | MS Dhoni | 148 | 2 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 21 Jan 2006 |
| 12 | MS Dhoni | 110 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 |
| 13 | MS Dhoni | 100* | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Mumbai (BS) | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 14 | MS Dhoni | 132* | 2 | v South Africa | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 15 | MS Dhoni | 144 | 1 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 14 Nov 2011 |
| 16 | MS Dhoni | 224 | 2 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 17 | WP Saha | 104 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |
WP Saha became the fifth Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a century against West Indies. Others are VL Manjreka, FM Engineer, A Ratra and MS Dhoni.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VL Manjrekar | 118 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 2 | FM Engineer | 109 | 1 | v West Indies | Chennai | 13 Jan 1967 |
| 3 | A Ratra | 115* | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 May 2002 |
| 4 | MS Dhoni | 144 | 1 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 14 Nov 2011 |
| 5 | WP Saha | 104 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 201 |
WP Saha became the fourth Indian wicket keeper to score a hundred on away soil. It is interesting to note that there are three centuries by Indian batsmen against West Indies on away soil.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VL Manjrekar | 118 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 2 | A Ratra | 115* | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 May 2002 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | 148 | 2 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 21 Jan 2006 |
| 4 | WP Saha | 104 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |