AN Cook scores the 50th century on Indian grounds hosting its first test
AN Cook of England scored 130 against England at Rajkot to provide the 50th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred on Indian grounds hosting its first test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BH Valentine | 136 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Mum-Gym | 15 Dec 1933 |
| 2 | L Amarnath | 118 | 3 | Ind | Eng | Mum-Gym | 15 Dec 1933 |
| 3 | CF Walters | 102 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Chennai-Ch | 10 Feb 1934 |
| 4 | CL Walcott | 152 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 5 | GE Gomez | 101 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 6 | ED Weekes | 128 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 7 | RJ Christiani | 107 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 8 | HR Adhikari | 114* | 2 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 9 | AF Rae | 104 | 1 | Win | Ind | Mum-BS | 09 Dec 1948 |
| 10 | ED Weekes | 194 | 1 | Win | Ind | Mum-BS | 09 Dec 1948 |
| 11 | RS Modi | 112 | 3 | Ind | Win | Mum-BS | 09 Dec 1948 |
| 12 | VS Hazare | 134* | 3 | Ind | Win | Mum-BS | 09 Dec 1948 |
| 13 | Nazar Mohammad | 124* | 2 | Pak | Ind | Lucknow | 23 Oct 1952 |
| 14 | PR Umrigar | 223 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 15 | VL Manjrekar | 118 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 16 | AG Kripal Singh | 100* | 1 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 17 | JW Guy | 102 | 2 | NZl | Ind | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 18 | B Sutcliffe | 137* | 3 | NZl | Ind | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 19 | MH Mankad | 231 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Chennai-CS | 06 Jan 1956 |
| 20 | P Roy | 173 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Chennai-CS | 06 Jan 1956 |
| 21 | AI Kallicharran | 124 | 1 | Win | Ind | Bangalore | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 22 | CG Greenidge | 107 | 3 | Win | Ind | Bangalore | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 23 | CH Lloyd | 163 | 3 | Win | Ind | Bangalore | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 24 | RC Fredericks | 104 | 1 | Win | Ind | Mum-WS | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 25 | CH Lloyd | 242* | 1 | Win | Ind | Mum-WS | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 26 | ED Solkar | 102 | 2 | Ind | Win | Mum-WS | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 27 | Wasim Raja | 125 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Jalandhar | 24 Sep 1983 |
| 28 | AD Gaekwad | 201 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Jalandhar | 24 Sep 1983 |
| 29 | M Azharuddin | 110 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Jaipur | 21 Feb 1987 |
| 30 | RJ Shastri | 125 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Jaipur | 21 Feb 1987 |
| 31 | Ramiz Raja | 114 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Jaipur | 21 Feb 1987 |
| 32 | DB Vengsarkar | 166 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Cuttack | 04 Jan 1987 |
| 33 | NS Sidhu | 124 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Lucknow-KDS | 12 Jan 1994 |
| 34 | SR Tendulkar | 142 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Lucknow-KDS | 12 Jan 1994 |
| 35 | JC Adams | 174* | 1 | Win | Ind | Mohali | 10 Dec 1994 |
| 36 | M Prabhakar | 120 | 2 | Ind | Win | Mohali | 10 Dec 1994 |
| 37 | SR Tendulkar | 109 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Nagpur-J | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 38 | SM Katich | 102 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur-J | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 39 | TG McIntosh | 102 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 12 Nov 2010 |
| 40 | Harbhajan Singh | 111* | 2 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-RGS | 12 Nov 2010 |
| 41 | BB McCullum | 225 | 3 | NZl | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 12 Nov 2010 |
| 42 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 43 | AM Rahane | 188 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 44 | CA Pujara | 101* | 3 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 45 | JE Root | 124 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
| 46 | MM Ali | 117 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
| 47 | BA Stokes | 128 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Rakjot | 09 Nov 2016 |
| 48 | M Vijay | 126 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
| 49 | CA Pujara | 124 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
| 50 | AN Cook | 130 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
Rajkot witnessed six centuries which is a record for most centuries on Indian grounds hosting its first test. Previous record was five centuries witnessed at Delhi and Hyderabad-LBS.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CL Walcott | 152 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 2 | GE Gomez | 101 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 3 | ED Weekes | 128 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 4 | RJ Christiani | 107 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 5 | HR Adhikari | 114* | 2 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 1 | PR Umrigar | 223 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 2 | VL Manjrekar | 118 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 3 | AG Kripal Singh | 100* | 1 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 4 | JW Guy | 102 | 2 | NZl | Ind | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 5 | B Sutcliffe | 137* | 3 | NZl | Ind | Hyd-LBS | 19 Nov 1955 |
| 1 | JE Root | 124 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
| 2 | MM Ali | 117 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
| 3 | BA Stokes | 128 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
| 4 | M Vijay | 126 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
| 5 | CA Pujara | 124 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
| 6 | AN Cook | 130 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |