Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday became the first Indian opener to have scored a century before lunch on the first day of the one-off test against Afghanistan in Bengaluru.
The first batsman to do so was Australia’s V.T. Trumper against England in 1902. The other four batsmen are Australia’s C.G. Macartney, Don Bradman, David Warner and Pakistan’s Majid Khan. Out of six batsmen, four are from Australia, one from Pakistan and one from India.
Dhawan bludgeoned the rookie Afghan bowlers into submission with a power-packed unbeaten 104 (91 balls) while Murali Vijay (41 no off 72 balls) held one end up with the home team setting the foundation for what promises to be a mammoth first innings total.
| Batsman | Country | Venue | Year |
| VT Trumper | Australia | Manchester | 1902 |
| CG Macartney | Australia | Leeds | 1926 |
| DG Bradman | Australia | Leeds | 1930 |
| Majid Khan | Pakistan | Karachi | 1976-77 |
| David Warner | Australia | Sydney | 2016-17 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | India | Bengaluru | 2018 |
