Raina ninth Indian to score century in debut innings

Suresh Raina became the ninth Indian batsman to score a hundred in the first innings of his debut Test. He joins 11 others who scored centuries on their Test debut.

Raina, who replaced Yuvraj Singh in the team, drove a length ball, outside the off-stump straight past Dammika Prasad to complete the ton, on Day 4 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday.

He is 59th in the overall list of centurions on debut.

Three other Indians -- Lala Amarnath, Abbas Ali Baig and Gundappa Viswanath -- also scored centuries on debut but did so in the second innings of the Test - taking the tally of debut centurions for India to 12.

Raina, who is an integral part of India's One-day team, has played 98 ODIs, and has three centuries in the kitty.

He was involved in a crucial 256-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar to bail India out of a precarious situation in the Test.

Raina was eventually out for 120, when he chipped an easy catch to Kumar Sangakkara off Ajantha Mendis. In his 228-ball knock, the southpaw hit 12 boundaries and two sixes.

Here is the list Indian centurions in their debut innings: