Yashasvi Jaiswal made history by becoming the first Indian opener to score a Test century on debut overseas.: Jaiswal became the 17th Indian, and the third designated opener to score a century on Test debut.
However, he is the first Indian opener to Make a century in his first Test away from home.
Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw made their maiden Test centuries against Australia and West Indies at Mohali and Rajkot respectively. Jaiswal is only the fifth Indian to score a century on Test debut overseas.
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In 1959, the first player to do so was Abbas Ali Baig against England. The others are Surinder Amarnath at Auckland in 1976, Pravin Amre against South Africa at Durban in 1992, Sourav Ganguly against England at Lord’s in 1996, and Virender Sehwag against South Africa at Bloemfontein in 2001.
At the age of 21 years and 196 days, Jaiswal became the fourth youngest Indian after Prithvi Shaw, Abbas Ali Baig, and Gundappa Vishwanath to score a century on his Test debut.
Before Jaiswal, the last Indian to score a century on debut was Shreyas Iyer against New Zealand in 2021.
