In the ongoing 1st Test match between South Africa and India at the Centurion venue, KL Rahul went on to record a stunning century at number 6 position as a wicket-keeper batsman and created a new record of being the first visiting batsman to record t wo Test centuries at Centurion.
Here, in this article, we will have a look at the list of Indian wicket-keeper batsmen who scored a century in Test cricket in overseas conditions.
Indian wicket-keeper batters to score a century in Test cricket on overseas conditions:
- Vijay Manjrekar - 118 vs West Indies in Kingston, 1953
- Ajay Ratra - 115* vs West Indies in Antigua, 2002
- MS Dhoni - 148 vs Pakistan in Faisalabad, 2006
- Wriddhiman Saha - 104 vs West Indies in Gros Islet, 2016
- Rishabh Pant - 114 vs England in The Oval, 2018
- Rishabh Pant - 159* vs Australia in Sydney, 2019
- Rishabh Pant - 100* vs South Africa in Cape Town, 2022
- Rishabh Pant - 146 vs England in Birmingham, 2022
- KL Rahul - 101 vs South Africa in Centurion, 2023
Most Centuries by an Indian batsman on South African soil in Test cricket:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 5
- Virat Kohli - 2
- KL Rahul - 2
Most Test Centuries by an Indian batsman in SENA countries:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 17
- Virat Kohli - 11
- Rahul Dravid - 10
- Sunil Gavaskar - 8
- Mohammad Azharuddin - 6
- Sourav Ganguly - 5
- VVS Laxman - 5
- Cheteshwar Pujara - 5
- KL Rahul - 5
