Special Pics : Indians with century on Test debut

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Surinder Amarnath: Son of the great Lala Amarnath, Surinder showed that he belonged in the big league when he struck a century on debut against New Zealand at Auckland in 1976. But a raw deal from the selectors and some pedestrian performances ensured that his career was very short lived.

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Mohd. Azharuddin: The Hyderabadi gave a glimpse of his elegance and style in his very first outing when he scored 110 runs against England on debut at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He would go on to become one of the country's most successful batsman and skipper and play several classic innings at the same venue.

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Praveen Amre: Praveen Amre had a dream start to his career scoring a century at Durban in 1992-93 for a struggling side in extremely difficult conditions. Amre was a prolific run getter in the domestic circuit, but once dropped unceremoniously from the team, he could never make it back to the top.

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Sourav Ganguly: The man who would go on to change the face of Indian cricket showed his mettle in his very first Test innings. Drafted into the Indian side after Navjot Sidhu returned home from the 1996 tour to England, the southpaw plundered the English attack to score his maiden ton at the home of cricket - The Lord's.

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Virender Sehwag: Coming in to the side with the reputation of a dasher, Virender Sehwag stunned one and all by scoring a fabulous century on debut against South Africa in Bloemfontain. Then batting in the middle-order, Sehwag would go on to cement his place as an opener in an Indian squad full of Test specialists.