Who scored the first century for India?
Lala Amarnath on debut against England in 1932 when he made 118.
Who scored the first double hundred?
Vinoo Mankad who scored 231 against New Zealand in 1956.
Who scored the first triple century?
Virendra Sehwag who has done it twice: 309 against Pakistan and 319 against South Africa. His 319 is also the fastest triple century scored off only 278 balls.
What records does Sunil Gavaskar hold?
Gavaskar popularly known as 'The Little Master' was the first batsman to break Don Bradman's record of 29 test centuries. He was the first player to cross 10,000 runs. He scored a record 13 centuries against the mighty Caribbean attack of the 70s and 80s. He is also scored maximum runs on debut (774) against the West Indies in the 1971-72 series. He held the record for playing the maximum tests (125) and for also playing 106 consecutive tests in his career. His 30th century of 236 not out was the highest individual score during his time. He is the only Indian to have scored hundreds in each innings thrice (124 and 220, 111 and 137, 107 not out and 182). He is the only Indian to have carried his bat right through the innings twice, once against Pakistan (127 not out) and against Australia (166 not out). His 34 test centuries was broken by Sachin Tendulkar after a span of 18 years in 2005.
What record does Sachin Tendulkar hold?
Sachin often regarded as the 'God of Cricket' is the youngest player to have entered the international arena when he was only 16. He scored 51 test hundreds with 15921 runs under his kitty, played 200 test matches and has six double hundreds under his name. He is the only player to hold the phenomenal record of having scored 100 international hundreds. He has also scored 68 half centuries. He has scored centuries against all Test playing nations and has even scored 150 plus scores against each one of them.
Who has scored the fastest century for India?
Both Kapil Dev and M Azharuddin hold this record when they scored centuries off 74 balls against Sri Lanka (1986) and South Africa (1996) respectively.
Who has scored the fastest double century for India?
Virendra Sehwag scored a double of just 168 balls (284 not out) against Sri Lanka in 2009. He also holds the record of the fastest triple hundred.
What is the hightest score achieved by an Indian skipper?
Virat Kohli when he scored 243 against Sri Lanka in the third test (2017). The previous record has also been held by him when he scored 235 against England in 2016. Kohli has hit six double hundreds in one and half years and is only the first international skipper to achieve this feat.
Who is India's most successful test wicketkeeper?
Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He has played the most number of tests (90) where he has held 256 catches and has 38 stumping. In stumping, he has equalled Syed Kirmani's record. He is the first Indian wicketkeeper to cross 4000 runs and score a double hundred.
Who has scored the most zeroes for India?
Zaheer Khan who has 29 0s under his name in his 92 test career. Incidentally, he also holds the world record for getting the hightest individual score by an 11th batsman when he scored 75 against Bangladesh at Dhaka in 2004.
Who scored the slowest century for India?
Sanjay Manjrekar who took 397 balls and took 500 minutes to score a century against Zimbabwe in 1992.
Who has scored the maximum runs on debut?
Shikhar Dhawan who scored 187 against Australia at Mohali in 2013.
Lala Amarnath on debut against England in 1932 when he made 118.
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| Lala Amarnath |
Vinoo Mankad who scored 231 against New Zealand in 1956.
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Vinoo Mankad
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Virendra Sehwag who has done it twice: 309 against Pakistan and 319 against South Africa. His 319 is also the fastest triple century scored off only 278 balls.
What records does Sunil Gavaskar hold?
Gavaskar popularly known as 'The Little Master' was the first batsman to break Don Bradman's record of 29 test centuries. He was the first player to cross 10,000 runs. He scored a record 13 centuries against the mighty Caribbean attack of the 70s and 80s. He is also scored maximum runs on debut (774) against the West Indies in the 1971-72 series. He held the record for playing the maximum tests (125) and for also playing 106 consecutive tests in his career. His 30th century of 236 not out was the highest individual score during his time. He is the only Indian to have scored hundreds in each innings thrice (124 and 220, 111 and 137, 107 not out and 182). He is the only Indian to have carried his bat right through the innings twice, once against Pakistan (127 not out) and against Australia (166 not out). His 34 test centuries was broken by Sachin Tendulkar after a span of 18 years in 2005.
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| Sunil Gavaskar |
What record does Sachin Tendulkar hold?
Sachin often regarded as the 'God of Cricket' is the youngest player to have entered the international arena when he was only 16. He scored 51 test hundreds with 15921 runs under his kitty, played 200 test matches and has six double hundreds under his name. He is the only player to hold the phenomenal record of having scored 100 international hundreds. He has also scored 68 half centuries. He has scored centuries against all Test playing nations and has even scored 150 plus scores against each one of them.
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| Sachin Tendulkar |
Both Kapil Dev and M Azharuddin hold this record when they scored centuries off 74 balls against Sri Lanka (1986) and South Africa (1996) respectively.
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| Kapil Dev Mohammad Azharuddin |
Virendra Sehwag scored a double of just 168 balls (284 not out) against Sri Lanka in 2009. He also holds the record of the fastest triple hundred.
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Virendra Sehwag
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Virat Kohli when he scored 243 against Sri Lanka in the third test (2017). The previous record has also been held by him when he scored 235 against England in 2016. Kohli has hit six double hundreds in one and half years and is only the first international skipper to achieve this feat.
Who is India's most successful test wicketkeeper?
Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He has played the most number of tests (90) where he has held 256 catches and has 38 stumping. In stumping, he has equalled Syed Kirmani's record. He is the first Indian wicketkeeper to cross 4000 runs and score a double hundred.
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Who has scored the most zeroes for India?
Zaheer Khan who has 29 0s under his name in his 92 test career. Incidentally, he also holds the world record for getting the hightest individual score by an 11th batsman when he scored 75 against Bangladesh at Dhaka in 2004.
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| Zaheer Khan |
Who scored the slowest century for India?
Sanjay Manjrekar who took 397 balls and took 500 minutes to score a century against Zimbabwe in 1992.
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| Sanjay Manjrekar |
Shikhar Dhawan who scored 187 against Australia at Mohali in 2013.
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| Shikhar Dhawan |
Which Indian batsman scored a century in both his first and last match?
Mohammad Azharuddin who scored 110 in his first and 102 in his last match against South Africa. Azhar also holds the record for scoring 3 consecutive centuries in his debut series against England (110, 105 and 122).
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