Indian wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings – WP Saha joins the list

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
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