Usman Khawaja elite list of Australian openers with first Test ton on Indian soil
Sports Tak Staff
March 09, 2023 Here is a list of 10 Australian openers who have scored centuries on Indian soil
1 | Jim Burke was the first Australian opener to score a Test century in India. He scored 161
3 | Keith Stackpole scored 103 in 1969 against Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi-led Indian side
4 | Graham Yallop scored 167 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 1979 against Sunil Gavaskar-led side
5 | David Boon scored 122 against Kapil Dev-led Indian side in 1979 in the famous tied Chennai Test
6 | In the same year, Geoff Marsh scored 101 in a drawn Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
7 | Former Australian skipper Mark Taylor scored unbeaten 102 to help his side win by 8 wickets in 1998
8 | Matthew Hayden is the only Australian opener to do it twice. Hayden scored 119 and 203 in 2001 series
9 | Simon Katich scored 102 against MS Dhoni-led side in 2008 at Nagpur in a losing cause
10 | In 2010, Shane Watson scored 126 against MS Dhoni-led side by India ended up winning the Test by 1 wicket
11 | More than 12 years later, Usman Khawaja completed his maiden Test century on Indian soil in Ahmedabad Test
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