Click Here To Promote Anything On The Above PlaceIt has been a memorable debut for the young Prithvi Shaw as he became the youngest Indian to score a century on his debut Test match.
He reached this milestone against West Indies in the first of the 2-match Test series on Thursday, October 4 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot.
He also became only the 4th youngest to score a century on his debut. Bangladesh's Mohammed Ashraful was the youngest to touched this rare feat.
Prithvi Shaw now has hundred on his Ranji debut, hundred on Duleep debut, hundred on Test debut. And he is the only Indian to do so.
Youngest to score 100 on Test debut:17y 061d M Ashraful v SL, Colombo SSC, 2001
17y 352d H Masakadza v WI, Harare, 2001
18y 323d Saleem Malik v SL, Karachi, 1982
18y 329d PRITHVI SHAW v WI, Rajkot, 2018
Youngest at the time of maiden Test 100 (India):17y 112d S Tendulkar v Eng, Manchester, 1990
18y 329d PRITHVI SHAW v WI, Rajkot, 2018
20y 021d Kapil Dev v WI, Delhi, 1979
20y 131d AA Baig v Eng, Manchester, 1959
