Indian batsmen who have scored fifty on test debut – MA Agarwal joins the list
MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut in the ongoing third test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the 45th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Amar Singh | 51 | 4 | v England | Lord’s | 25 Jun 1932 |
| 2 | L Amarnath | 118 | 3 | v England | Mumbai | 15 Dec 1933 |
| 3 | Dilawar Hussain | 59 | 2 | v England | Kolkata | 05 Jan 1934 |
| 4 | Dilawar Hussain | 57 | 3 | v England | Kolkata | 05 Jan 1934 |
| 5 | Yuvraj of Patiala | 60 | 4 | v England | Chennai | 10 Feb 1934 |
| 6 | C Ramaswami | 60 | 3 | v England | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 |
| 7 | RS Modi | 57* | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 8 | MH Mankad | 63 | 3 | v England | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 9 | DG Phadkar | 51 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 |
| 10 | KC Ibrahim | 85 | 2 | v West Indies | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 11 | CD Gopinath | 50* | 1 | v England | Mum-BS | 14 Dec 1951 |
| 12 | RH Shodhan | 110 | 2 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1952 |
| 12 | AG Kripal Singh | 100* | 1 | v New Zealand | Hyd-RGS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 14 | RG Nadkarni | 76 | 2 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 15 | AA Baig | 112 | 4 | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 |
| 16 | Hanumant Singh | 105 | 1 | v England | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 17 | GR Viswanath | 137 | 3 | v Australia | Kanpur | 15 Nov 1969 |
| 18 | SM Gavaskar | 65 | 2 | v West Indies | Trinidad | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 18 | SM Gavaskar | 67* | 4 | v West Indies | Trinidad | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 20 | SS Naik | 77 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | 04 Jul 1974 |
| 21 | HS Kanitkar | 65 | 2 | v West Indies | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 22 | PH Sharma | 54 | 1 | v West Indies | Delhi | 11 Dec 1974 |
| 23 | S Amarnath | 124 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 |
| 24 | P Roy | 60* | 3 | v England | Chennai | 13 Jan 1982 |
| 25 | J Arun Lal | 63 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 |
| 26 | BS Sandhu | 71 | 2 | v Pakistan | Hyd-Pak | 14 Jan 1983 |
| 27 | M Azharuddin | 110 | 1 | v England | Kolkata | 31 Dec 1984 |
| 28 | LS Rajput | 61 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 30 Aug 1985 |
| 29 | WV Raman | 83 | 3 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 30 | PK Amre | 103 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 |
| 31 | SC Ganguly | 131 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1996 |
| 32 | R Dravid | 95 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1996 |
| 33 | VVS Laxman | 51 | 3 | v South Africa | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 |
| 34 | DJ Gandhi | 75 | 3 | v New Zealand | Mohali | 10 Oct 1999 |
| 35 | V Sehwag | 105 | 1 | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 36 | S Badrinath | 56 | 2 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 37 | SK Raina | 120 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 38 | CA Pujara | 72 | 4 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 39 | S Dhawan | 187 | 2 | v Australia | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 |
| 40 | RG Sharma | 177 | 2 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 06 Nov 2013 |
| 41 | STR Binny | 78 | 3 | v England | Nottingham | 09 Jul 2014 |
| 42 | HH Pandya | 50 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 43 | GH Vihari | 56 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 07 Sep 2018 |
| 44 | PP Shaw | 134 | 1 | v West Indies | Rajkot | 04 Oct 2018 |
| 45 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
His feat provides the 21st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Amar Singh | 51 | 4 | v England | Lord’s | 25 Jun 1932 |
| 2 | C Ramaswami | 60 | 3 | v England | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 |
| 3 | RS Modi | 57* | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 4 | MH Mankad | 63 | 3 | v England | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 5 | DG Phadkar | 51 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 |
| 6 | AA Baig | 112 | 4 | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 |
| 7 | SM Gavaskar | 65 | 2 | v West Indies | Trinidad | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 8 | SM Gavaskar | 67* | 4 | v West Indies | Trinidad | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 9 | SS Naik | 77 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | 04 Jul 1974 |
| 10 | S Amarnath | 124 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 |
| 11 | BS Sandhu | 71 | 2 | v Pakistan | Hyd-Pak | 14 Jan 1983 |
| 12 | LS Rajput | 61 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 30 Aug 1985 |
| 12 | PK Amre | 103 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 |
| 14 | SC Ganguly | 131 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1996 |
| 15 | R Dravid | 95 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1996 |
| 16 | V Sehwag | 105 | 1 | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 17 | SK Raina | 120 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 18 | STR Binny | 78 | 3 | v England | Nottingham | 09 Jul 2014 |
| 18 | HH Pandya | 50 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 20 | GH Vihari | 56 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 07 Sep 2018 |
| 21 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut in the ongoing third test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the 13th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty on test debut. His feat provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Dilawar Hussain | 59 | 2 | v England | Kolkata | 05 Jan 1934 |
| 2 | MH Mankad | 63 | 3 | v England | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 3 | KC Ibrahim | 85 | 2 | v West Indies | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 4 | SM Gavaskar | 65 | 2 | v West Indies | Trinidad | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 5 | SM Gavaskar | 67* | 4 | v West Indies | Trinidad | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 6 | SS Naik | 77 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | 04 Jul 1974 |
| 7 | P Roy | 60* | 3 | v England | Chennai | 13 Jan 1982 |
| 8 | J Arun Lal | 63 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 |
| 9 | LS Rajput | 61 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 30 Aug 1985 |
| 10 | DJ Gandhi | 75 | 3 | v New Zealand | Mohali | 10 Oct 1999 |
| 11 | S Dhawan | 187 | 2 | v Australia | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 |
| 12 | PP Shaw | 134 | 1 | v West Indies | Rajkot | 04 Oct 2018 |
| 13 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
His feat provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MH Mankad | 63 | 3 | v England | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 65 | 2 | v West Indies | Trinidad | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 67* | 4 | v West Indies | Trinidad | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 4 | SS Naik | 77 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | 04 Jul 1974 |
| 5 | LS Rajput | 61 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 30 Aug 1985 |
| 6 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
MA Agarwal’s 76 provides the second best score by an Indian opening batsman on test debut on away soil. SS Naik’s 77 runs against England at Birmingham in Jul 1974 is the highest score by an Indian opening batsman on test debut on away soil
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SS Naik | 77 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | 04 Jul 1974 |
| 2 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut in the ongoing third test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against Australia..
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | S Dhawan | 187 | 2 | v Australia | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 |
| 2 | PP Shaw | 134 | 1 | v West Indies | Rajkot | 04 Oct 2018 |
| 3 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
MA Agarwal became the first Indian batsman to score a fifty on test debut against Australia in Australia
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against Australia All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DG Phadkar | 51 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 |
| 2 | GR Viswanath | 137 | 3 | v Australia | Kanpur | 15 Nov 1969 |
| 3 | CA Pujara | 72 | 4 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 4 | S Dhawan | 187 | 2 | v Australia | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 |
| 5 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DG Phadkar | 51 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 |
| 2 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
MA Agarwal’s 76 is the highest score by an Indian batsman on test debut against Australia in Australia. The previous best was 51 by DG Phadkar at Sydney in Dec 1947. Thus it took 71 years for an Indian batsman to rewrite the record