Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday June 14,2018 became the first ever Indian
batsman to score a century in the first session of a Test match Vs Afghanistan in Bengaluru joining
the illustrious ranks of Sir Don Bradman, Victor Trumper, Majid Khan,
David Warner.
List of batsmen to have slammed a Test ton before lunch:
- Victor Trumper (Australia) - vs England in Manchester (1902)
- Charlie Macartney (Australia) - vs England in Leeds (1921)
- Don Bradman (Australia) - vs England in Leeds (1930)
- Majid Khan (Pakistan) - vs New Zealand in Karachi (1976)
- David Warner (Australia) - vs Pakistan in Sydney (2017)
- Shikhar Dhawan (India) - vs Afghanistan in Bengaluru (2018).
Opening the innings for India against debutants Afghanistan the
Delhi cricketer gave them a rude reality check on what longest format is
all about as he notched up an 87-ball-century.
With his sublime ton, Dhawan took India to a comfortable 158 for no
loss at lunch on the opening day of the one-off Test at M Chinnaswamy
Stadium. Earlier, former India opener Virender Sehwag (99*) was the
highest scorer for India in the opening session of 2nd Test against West
Indies in St. Lucia in 2006.
Most runs before Lunch on first day of a Test by Indians:
104 Dhawan TODAY
99 Sehwag v WI, 2006
94 Engineer v WI, 1967
91 Sehwag v SL, 2008
87 Sehwag v NZ, 2010
81 Srikkanth v Aus, 1986
104 Dhawan TODAY
99 Sehwag v WI, 2006
94 Engineer v WI, 1967
91 Sehwag v SL, 2008
87 Sehwag v NZ, 2010
81 Srikkanth v Aus, 1986
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