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Who was the first Indian batsman to hit a century on Test debut against England at England’s home?
A
Sachin Tendulkar
B
Abbas Ali Baig
C
Kapil Dev
D
Wassim Jaffer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -List of Centuries scored by Indians in debut Test match: Lala Amarnath was the first Indian batter to have scored a test century in his debut match against England on 15 December 1933 at Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai (Bombay).

Detailed explanation-2: -For a cricketer to score a century (100 runs or more) on his Test match debut is considered a notable achievement, and as of December 2022, it has been accomplished 113 times by 111 players. Two of those players, Lawrence Rowe and Yasir Hameed, have scored centuries in both innings of their debut match.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kapil Dev was the first Indian to score an ODI century. Kapil Dev was the first Indian to score an ODI hundred, after he hit 175*(138) against Zimbabwe during the 1983 World Cup, which India went on to win. Dev, who turned 58 on Friday, achieved the feat in what was India’s 45th ODI.

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