In the ongoing first Test match between India and England in the five-match Test series, newly appointed captain Shubman Gill scripted a beautiful and stunning century on his captaincy debut to not only put India in a good position in the Test but also put himself in the record books.

Shubman Gill becomes only the fifth Test Indian captain to score a century on captaincy debut.

Introduction – Shubman Gill

Following the retirement of India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, the BCCI and the selectors took a bold decision and appointed young Shubman Gill as India’s Test captain.

Many criticized this decision as Gill was yet to cement his position in the India Test eleven. Captaining a young Indian side in a tough Test tour was a tough assignment for any captain, and Shubman was given this task on his debut.

Shubman Gill became the fifth Indian captain to score a Test hundred on captaincy debut and put himself in Indian Test history record books. Gill is also the youngest Indian to achieve the milestone in 92 years of the Indian cricket history.

Other Indian captains who scored a century in their captaincy debut are Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Vijay Hazare, and Virat Kohli.

Shubman Gill, who filled the No. 4 position left vacant by legendary Virat Kohli, did not disappoint the Indian fans and scored his hundred in 140 balls on the first day of the first test match.

All the captains in this enviable list hit their centuries in the first innings of the test match except for Dilip Vengsarkar who scored his century in the second innings.

Here is a look at the Indian captains and their Test hundreds on captaincy debut.

Players	Score	Opponent	Year
Vijay Hazare	164*	England	1951
Sunil Gavaskar	116	New Zealand	1976
Dilip Vengsarkar	102	West Indies	1987
Virat Kohli	115	Australia	2014
Shubman Gill	147	England	2025

Vijay Hazare

Vijay Hazare was the first Indian captain to score a century on his captaincy debut in 1951. Hazare scored 164 against England in Delhi.

Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar scored century on his captaincy debut against New Zealand at Auckland in 1976. He was considered one of the most intelligent and shrewd captain of his time.

Dilip Vengsarkar

After getting out cheaply in the first innings, Dilip Vengsarkar scored an impressive century in the second innings at Delhi against the West Indies in 1987.

Virat Kohli

The legend Virat Kohli made centuries in both his innings against the Australians in Adelaide on his captaincy debut in 2014, and the only captain, along with Greig Chappell of Australia, to achieve this feat.

International Cricketers who have scored a century in their captaincy Debut with Shubman Gill


Test Cricket – Batting Records and Statistics – Hundreds

Player	Country	Innings		Match	Versus	Ground
		1st	2nd
W L Murdoch	Australia	0	153*	06/09/1880	England	Kennington Oval
G H S Trott	Australia	0	143	22/06/1896	England	Lord’s
A C MacLaren	England	109	50*	13/12/1897	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground
M A Noble	Australia	133	22	11-12-1903	England	Sydney Cricket Ground
C Hill	Australia	191		09-12-1910	South Africa	Sydney Cricket Ground
H W Taylor	South Africa	109	8	13-12-1913	England	Lord’s (SAF)
W W Armstrong	Australia	12	158	17-12-1920	England	Sydney Cricket Ground
A L Hassett	Australia	112		24-12-1949	South Africa	Ellis Park
V S Hazare	India	164*		02-11-1951	England	Arun Jaitley Stadium
J B Stollmeyer	West Indies	10	104	25-01-1952	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground
G O Rabone	New Zealand	107	68	11-12-1953	South Africa	Kingsmead
D J McGlew	South Africa	104*	48	07-07-1955	England	Old Trafford
G T Dowling	New Zealand	239	5	22-02-1968	India	AMI Stadium
B E Congdon	New Zealand	126		23-03-1972	West Indies	Kensington Oval
C H Lloyd	West Indies	30	163	22-11-1974	India	M Chinnaswamy Stadium
G S Chappell	Australia	123	109*	28-11-1975	West Indies	Brisbane Cricket Ground
S M Gavaskar	India	116	35*	24-01-1976	New Zealand	Eden Park
G N Yallop	Australia	7	102	01-12-1978	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground
J J Crowe	New Zealand	120*		16-04-1987	Sri Lanka	Colombo Cricket Club Ground
D B Vengsarkar	India	10	102	25-11-1987	West Indies	Arun Jaitley Stadium
A J Lamb	England	119	10	05-04-1990	West Indies	Kensington Oval
D L Houghton	Zimbabwe	121	41*	18-10-1992	India	Harare Sports Club
S Chanderpaul	West Indies	203*		31-03-2005	South Africa	Bourda
A J Strauss	England	30	128	13-07-2006	Pakistan	Lord’s
K P Pietersen	England	100	13	07-08-2008	South Africa	Kennington Oval
A N Cook	England	173	39	12-03-2010	Bangladesh	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
B R M Taylor	Zimbabwe	71	105*	04-08-2011	Bangladesh	Harare Sports Club
V Kohli*	India	115	141	09-12-2014	Australia	Adelaide Oval
S P D Smith*	Australia	133	28	17-12-2014	India	Brisbane Cricket Ground
J E Root*	England	190	5	06-07-2017	South Africa	Lord’s
C R Ervine*	Zimbabwe	107	43	22-02-2020	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla National Stadium
Najmul Hossain Shanto*	Bangladesh	37	105	28-11-2023	New Zealand	Sylhet Stadium
Shubman Gill*	India	147		20-06-2025	England	Headingley