Both the Indian openers scoring centuries in a Test innings
The Indian score board read 240 for no loss against South Africa at Vizag on the second day when MA Agarwal completed his century and was on exact 100 not out. RG Sharma’s score read 137 not out RG Sharma’s 137 not out and MA Agarwal’s 100 not out in this test provides the tenth occasion of both the Indian openers scoring centuries in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | VM Merchant | 114 | 3 | v England | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 |
| 2 | S Mushtaq Ali | 112 | 3 | v England | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 | |
| 2 | 1 | MH Mankad | 231 | 1 | v New Zealand | Chennai | 06 Jan 1956 |
| 2 | P Roy | 173 | 1 | v New Zealand | Chennai | 06 Jan 1956 | |
| 3 | 1 | SM Gavaskar | 172 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 1986 |
| 2 | K Srikkanth | 116 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 1986 | |
| 4 | 1 | V Sehwag | 254 | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 128* | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 | |
| 5 | 1 | KD Karthik | 129 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 |
| 2 | W Jaffer | 138* | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 | |
| 6 | 1 | G Gambhir | 167 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | 131 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | |
| 7 | 1 | M Vijay | 153 | 2 | v Australia | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 |
| 2 | S Dhawan | 187 | 2 | v Australia | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 | |
| 8 | 1 | M Vijay | 150 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 10 Jun 2015 |
| 2 | S Dhawan | 173 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 10 Jun 2015 | |
| 9 | 1 | M Vijay | 105 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 |
| 2 | S Dhawan | 107 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 | |
| 10 | 1 | RG Sharma | 137* | 1 | v South Africa | Vizag | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 2 | MA Agarwal | 100* | 1 | v South Africa | Vizag | 02 Oct 2019 |