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Shikhar-Dhawan-7630.jpg137737.jpg Dhawan's dream debut - A look at the numbers First day's play rained out, the opponents batting the next day and getting an opportunity to bat only on the third day - This is a scenario that a debutant would ideally not want to be in. But not Shikhar Dhawan, who came out like it was another session in the nets as he blasted a fabulous century en route to breaking several records. Steven Smith and Mitchell Starc - who came up with fine scores in the nineties to power Australia to a total in excess of 400 in the third Test in Mohali - would have given the Australian team something to cheer about in what has been a dismal tour for them. However, the joy only turned out to be momentary for the visitors as Dhawan's dream debut took away any advantage that they would have hoped for. Having made his ODI debut three years back, Dhawan had to wait for long period of time and had to produce consistent performances in the domestic level for the selectors to see him as a Test potential. Having done that, getting selected in the Test squad for the first time and getting a maiden call-up, the left-handed opener took like a duck to water on the big stage by coming up with a splendid ton on debut, which was also the fastest by any batsman playing his first Test match. Fastest Test tons on debut: Player For Against Balls faced Venue Match Date Shikhar Dhawan India Australia 85 Mohali Mar 14, 2013 Dwayne Smith West Indies South Africa 93 Cape Town Jan 2, 2013 Matt Prior England West Indies 105 Lord's May 17, 2007 Abul Hasan Bangladesh West Indies 106 Khulna Nov 21, 2012 Swashbuckling opener is a term that is normally associated with Virender Sehwag in Indian cricket, but Dhawan - who replaced the aggressive opener for the third Test - showed that he too belonged to the same category and he did even better by becoming the only Indian opener to reach the three figure mark in his debut game. Highest by an Indian opener on debut: Player Runs Balls faced 4s 6s Innings Opposition Ground Match Date Shikhar Dhawan 187 174 33 2 2 Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013 KC Ibrahim 85 - 9 1 2 West Indies Delhi 10 Nov 1948 Sudhir Naik 77 165 9 0 3 England Birmingham 4 Jul 1974 Devang Gandhi 75 242 6 0 3 New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999 Sunil Gavaskar 67* - 7 0 4 West Indies Port of Spain 6 Mar 1971 Sunil Gavaskar 65 - - 0 2 West Indies Port of Spain 6 Mar 1971 When the lunch break was taken, Dhawan was not-out on 0 and he went on to score 106 runs during the session between lunch and tea. This score happens to be the fourth highest by an Indian during this interval. Polly Umrigar, who scored 110 in the second session against West Indies, tops the Indian list while Dennis Compton, who scored 173 runs between lunch and tea against Pakistan, holds the world record. Highest by an Indian in the second session: Player Runs Match Venue Year Polly Umrigar (172*) 110 Ind v WI Port of Spain 1961-62 Virender Sehwag (254) 109 Ind v Pak Lahore 2005-06 Virender Sehwag (319) 108 Ind v SA Chennai 2007-08 Shikhar Dhawan (187) 106 Ind v Aus Mohali 2013 Mohammad Azharuddin (179) 103 Ind v.Eng Manchester 1990 Shikhar Dhawan fell after a majestic 187 in the first session on Day 4. During the course of his knock, the left-hander registered the highest individual score by an Indian debutant. He also became the 13th Indian player to register a ton on debut. Dhawan also prominently featured on the list of the fastest tons by Indians although he did not surpass the record held by Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin - 74 balls each. Most runs scored on debut: Player Runs Balls Faced 4s 6s Inns Opposition Venue Match Date Shikhar Dhawan 187 174 33 2 2 Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013 Gundappa Viswanath 137 - 25 0 3 Australia Kanpur 15 Nov 1969 Sourav Ganguly 131 301 20 0 2 England Lord's 20 Jun 1996 Surinder Amarnath 124 - 16 1 2 New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976 Suresh Raina 120 228 12 2 2 Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010 Dhawan also registered the second highest individual score in a debut innings against Australia. He also became the highest Indian run-getter in an innings on debut against the same team, surpassing Gundappa Vishwanath's 137 at Kanpur in 1967. Most runs scored on debut against Australia: Player For Runs Innings Venue Match Date Tip Foster England 287 2 Sydney 11 Dec 1903 Shikhar Dhawan India 187 2 Mohali 14 Mar 2013 Khalid Ibadulla Pakistan 166 1 Karachi 24 Oct 1964 KS Ranjitsinhji England 154* 3 Manchester 16 Jul 1896 WG Grace England 152 1 The Oval 6 Sep 1880 GR Viswanath India 137 3 Kanpur 15 Nov 1969 Romesh Kaluwitharana Sri Lanka 132* 2 Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992 Despite not being able to achieve the double ton, Dhawan registered the sixth highest score by a debutant in Test cricket. Most runs scored on test debut: Player Runs BF 4s 6s Innings Opposition Ground Match Date Tip Foster (Eng) 287 - 37 0 2 Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903 Jacques Rudolph (SA) 222* 383 29 2 2 Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003 LG Rowe (WI) 214 - 19 1 1 New Zealand Kingston 16 Feb 1972 Matthew Sinclair (NZ) 214 447 22 0 1 West Indies Wellington 26 Dec 1999 Brendon Kuruppu (SL) 201* 548 24 0 1 New Zealand Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987 Shikhar Dhawan (India) 187 174 33 2 2 Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
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