Prithvi Shaw on Thursday became the youngest Indian and fourth overall to score a century on his Test debut. He achieved this feat in the ongoing 1st Test against West Indies in Rajkot. Prithvi Shaw toyed around with the West Indies bowlers to hit a scintillating maiden century in 99 balls with 15 fours to his name, which is also the third fastest century on debut behind Dwayne Smith’s 93 (2004) and Shikhar Dhawan’s 85 (2013). Shaw became the 15th Indian to hit a Test century on debut and the second youngest Indian batsman after Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (16y 214d) to do so. He was also the youngest Test debutant opener for India after Vijay Mehra, who was 17 years, 265 days in 1955. 

Prithvi Shaw on Thursday became the youngest Indian and fourth overall to score a century on his Test debut. He achieved this feat in the ongoing 1st Test against West Indies in Rajkot. Prithvi Shaw toyed around with the West Indies bowlers to hit a scintillating maiden century in 99 balls with 15 fours to his name, which is also the third fastest century on debut behind Dwayne Smith’s 93 (2004) and Shikhar Dhawan’s 85 (2013). Shaw became the 15th Indian to hit a Test century on debut and the second youngest Indian batsman after Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (16y 214d) to do so. He was also the youngest Test debutant opener for India after Vijay Mehra, who was 17 years, 265 days in 1955.