Sarfaraz Joins Kohli, Sachin, Gavaskar In Elite List

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Sarfaraz Khan notched up his maiden Test ton on Day 4 of the first Test between India and New Zealand.

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It was made sweeter by the fact that he managed to come back despite scoring a duck in the first innings.

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He joins Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar among other Indians in an elite list to have scored a century in the 2nd innings after a duck in the 1st.

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Kohli scored his against Sri Lanka in 2017, smashing 104.

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Sachin scored 136 against Pakistan in 1999, after a zero in the first innings.

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Gavaskar did it way back in 1977 against Australia, while Shubman Gill did it recently against Bangladesh.

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The full list: 

Madhav Apte - 0 & 163 (WI 1953)
Sunil Gavaskar - 0 & 118 (AUS 1977)
Dilip Vengsarkar - 0 &103 (ENG 1979)
Mohd. Azharuddin - 0 &109 (PAK 1989)

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List: (contd.)

Sachin Tendulkar - 0 & 136 (PAK 1999)
Shikhar Dhawan - 0 & 114 (NZ 2014)
Virat Kohli - 0 & 104 (SL 2017)
Shubman Gill - 0 & 119 (BAN 2024)
Sarfaraz Khan - 0 & 125* (NZ 2024)

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