Deepak Shodhan, who was the first Indian to score a hundred on Test debut against Pakistan at Eden Gardens, has died aged 87.
Former India captain Dattajirao Gaekwad passed away at the age of 95 in Vadodara on Tuesday.
Lala Amarnath was the first Indian to score to century on Test debut when he made 118 against England in Mumbai nearly 80 years ago, in 1933. Interestingly, his son Surinder also accomplished the feat when he made 124 against New Zealand in Auckland, in 1976.
Iyer is the 16th Indian batter to score a century on Test debut.
As an Indian captain, he will enjoy his little piece of history and no one can take that away from him.
Yashasvi Jaiswal stole the limelight with a classy century on Day 2 of the first Test on Thursday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from Day 2 of the Galle Test.
16 Indian batters have scored a century on Test debut. Many did not score a hundred again in their Test careers. Rajneesh Gupta's fascinating facts on the members of the elite club of debutant centurions.
Ahead of the four-Test series against the West Indies, starting in Antigua, on July 21, Rajneesh Gupta sheds light on India's first tour of the Caribbean.
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