Shikhar Dhawan Becomes The First Indian To Score A Ton Before Lunch In A Test Match

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: 

1. Victor Trumper (Australia) - vs England in Manchester (1902)
2.  Charlie Macartney (Australia) - vs England in Leeds (1921)
3.  Don Bradman (Australia) - vs England in Leeds (1930) 
4.  Majid Khan (Pakistan) - vs New Zealand in Karachi (1976) 
5. David Warner (Australia) - vs Pakistan in Sydney (2017)  
6. 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