At 18 years 329 days, who recently became the youngest Indian to score a Test century on debut?
Prithvi Shaw
Sunil Gavaskar
Virak Kohli
Sachin Tendulkar
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Q. At 18 years 329 days, who recently became the youngest Indian to score a Test century on debut?
(a) Prithvi Shaw
(b) Sunil Gavaskar
(c) Virak Kohli
(d) Sachin Tendulkar
Answer : Option (a) Prithvi Shaw
Interesting facts :
-- Prithvi Shaw was born on November 9, 1999 in Maharashtra, India.
-- He is the first schoolboy to score more than 500 runs in an unofficial inter - school match.
-- At the age of 18 years 329 days, he is the second youngest Indian cricketer (after Sachin Tendulkar) to score a Test century on debut and the 15th to score a century on test debut.
-- He is the sixth Indian cricketer to win the Player-of-the-Match award on Test debut.
-- He is the first Indian cricketer to score a century on debut in the Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, and Test.
-- In 2017, he was awarded as the 'Best Junior Cricketer of the Year' by the Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM).