CA Pujara missed an unique distinction of scoring centuries on first appearance against four oppositions

Seventeen runs stood between CA Pujara and an unique record of scoring first appearance hundreds against four specific oppositions. CA Pujara was dismissed for 83 in the first innings of the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS against Bangladesh.  Had he scored seventeen more runs in this innings and completed his century, he would have become the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score first appearance hundreds against four specific oppositions. He had already scored first appearance hundreds against three specific oppositions

1	Pujara CA	Ind	159	DNB	NZl	Hyd-RGS	2012
2	Pujara CA	Ind	206*	41*	Eng	Motera	2012	13
3	Pujara CA	Ind	145*	0	Srl	Col-SSC	2015

CA Pujara is one of the twelve batsmen who have scored first appearance centuries against three specific oppositions in the annala os test cricket.  The following table lists all the twelve batsmen

No	No	Player	Team	FI	SI	Oppn	Ground	Season
1	1	Collingwood PD	Eng	134*	36*	Ind	Nagpur	2005	06
	2	Collingwood PD	Eng	111	34	Win	Lord’s	2007
	3	Collingwood PD	Eng	145	3	Ban	Chittagong	2009	10
2	1	Compton DCS	Eng	102	dnb	Aus	Nottingham	1938
	2	Compton DCS	Eng	120	dnb	Win	Lord’s	1939
	3	Compton DCS	Eng	65	163	RSA	Nottingham	1947
3	1	Crawley JP	Eng	112	7	Zim	Bulawayo	1996	97
	2	Crawley JP	Eng	156*	14	Srl	The Oval	1998
	3	Crawley JP	Eng	64	100*	Ind	Lord’s	2002
4	1	Gavaskar SM	Ind	119	14	NZl	Mum-WS	1976	77
	2	Gavaskar SM	Ind	3	113	Aus	Brisbane	1977	78
	3	Gavaskar SM	Ind	155	4*	Srl	Chepauk	1982	83
5	1	McMillan CD	NZl	0	142	Srl	Col-RPS	1997	98
	2	McMillan CD	NZl	139	dnb	Zim	Wellington	1997	95
	3	McMillan CD	NZl	106	DNB	Ban	Hamilton	2001	02
6	1	Pietersen KP	Eng	158	DNB	Srl	Lord’s	2006
	2	Pietersen KP	Eng	26	109	Win	Lord’s	2007
	3	Pietersen KP	Eng	152	DNB	RSA	Lord’s	2008
7	1	Samaraweera TT	Srl	103*	DNB	Ind	Col-SSC	2001	02
	2	Samaraweera TT	Srl	123*	dnb	Zim	Col-SSC	2001	02
	3	Samaraweera TT	Srl	159	20	NZl	Galle	2009
8	1	Sehwag V	Ind	105	31	RSA	Bloemfontein	2001	02
	2	Sehwag V	Ind	147	dnb	Win	Mum-WS	2002	03
	3	Sehwag V	Ind	309	DNB	Pak	Multan	2003	04
9	1	Wessels KC	Aus	162	46	Eng	Brisbane	1982	83
	2	Wessels KC	Aus	141	DNB	Srl	Kandy	1982	83
	3	Wessels KC	RSA	118	32	Ind	Kingsmead	1992	93
10	1	Waugh SR	Aus	164	1	RSA	Adelaide	1993	94
	2	Waugh SR	Aus	151*	dnb	Zim	Harare	1999	00
	3	Waugh SR	Aus	100*	DNB	Ban	Darwin	2003
11	1	Zaheer Abbas	Pak	274	DNB	Eng	Edgbaston	1971
	2	Zaheer Abbas	Pak	176	96	Ind	Faisalabad	1978	79
	3	Zaheer Abbas	Pak	134	DNB	Srl	Lahore	1981	82
12	1	Pujara CA	Ind	159	DNB	NZl	Hyd-RGS	2012
	2	Pujara CA	Ind	206*	41*	Eng	Motera	2012	13
	3	Pujara CA	Ind	145*	0	Srl	Col-SSC	2015

CA Pujara is one of the three Indian batsmen who have scored first appearance centuries against three specific oppositions. The following table lists the three batsmen with their performances

No	No	Player	Team	FI	SI	Oppn	Ground	Season
1	1	Gavaskar SM	Ind	119	14	NZl	Mum-WS	1976	77
	2	Gavaskar SM	Ind	3	113	Aus	Brisbane	1977	78
	3	Gavaskar SM	Ind	155	4*	Srl	Chepauk	1982	83
2	1	Sehwag V	Ind	105	31	RSA	Bloemfontein	2001	02
	2	Sehwag V	Ind	147	dnb	Win	Mum-WS	2002	03
	3	Sehwag V	Ind	309	DNB	Pak	Multan	2003	04
3	1	Pujara CA	Ind	159	DNB	NZl	Hyd-RGS	2012
	2	Pujara CA	Ind	206*	41*	Eng	Motera	2012	13
	3	Pujara CA	Ind	145*	0	Srl	Col-SSC	2015