Surya Kumar Yadav hit a 45-ball century (Surya Kumar Yadav Century) in the third and deciding match of the three T20 series played with Sri Lanka recently. This was the first century of the year 2023 in any format for Team India. Let's see which cricketer scored the first century of the year for India from 2013 to 2023.
Rishabh Pant
In 2022, Rishabh Pant scored his first century of that year in a Test match against England.
Rohit Sharma
The first century of the year 2021 came off the bat of Rohit Sharma. Rohit scored that century in the Test match against Australia.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma scored his first century for India in 2020 as well. Rohit scored this century in ODI against Australia.
Cheteshwar Pujara
In the Test match against Australia in 2019, Cheteshwar Pujara scored the first century of that year.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli was the first player to score a century for India in the years 2017 and 2018. In 2018, Virat scored a century in Test against South Africa, and in 2017 in ODI against England.
Rohit Sharma
In 2016, the first century for India was scored by Rohit Sharma in a match against Australia.
KL Rahul
In the year 2015, the first century for India came off the bat of KL Rahul. That century was scored by Rahul in the Test match against Australia.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli scored the first century for India for three consecutive years in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
