Indian batsmen who have scored centuries on test debut
PP Shaw scored 134 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Rajkot to provide the 106th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on debut. It also provides the 36th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on debut in the first innings of a test.
PP Shaw scored 134 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Rajkot to provide the 15th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on debut against West Indies. It also provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring a century on debut in the first innings of a test against West Indies
PP Shaw scored 134 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Rajkot to provide the 15th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on debut against West Indies.All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Amarnath | 118 | 3 | v England | Mumbai | 15 Dec 1933 |
| 2 | RH Shodhan | 110 | 2 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1952 |
| 3 | AG Kripal Singh | 100* | 1 | v New Zealand | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 4 | AA Baig | 112 | 4 | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 |
| 5 | Hanumant Singh | 105 | 1 | v England | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 6 | GR Viswanath | 137 | 3 | v Australia | Kanpur | 15 Nov 1969 |
| 7 | S Amarnath | 124 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 |
| 8 | M Azharuddin | 110 | 1 | v England | Kolkata | 31 Dec 1984 |
| 9 | PK Amre | 103 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 |
| 10 | SC Ganguly | 131 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1996 |
| 11 | V Sehwag | 105 | 1 | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 12 | SK Raina | 120 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 13 | S Dhawan | 187 | 2 | v Australia | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 |
| 14 | RG Sharma | 177 | 2 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 06 Nov 2013 |
| 15 | PP Shaw | 134 | 1 | v West Indies | Rajkot | 04 Oct 2018 |
It also provides the second occasion of a batsman scoring a century on debut in the first innings of a test against West Indies. RG Sharma had scored 177 at Kolkata in Nov 2013 prior to PP Shaw’s century.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 177 | 2 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 06 Nov 2013 |
| 2 | PP Shaw | 134 | 1 | v West Indies | Rajkot | 04 Oct 2018 |