5 Indian players to score a Test century in Perth
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Image Source : BCCI X5. Yashasvi Jaiswal notched up his fourth Test hundred and first in Australia as he led India's scintillating comeback in the second innings in the Perth Test. Jaiswal's magnificent 161 was only the fifth century by an Indian batter in Tests in Perth and second at the Optus Stadium
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4. Virat Kohli stamped his authority amid the collapse for India after Australia posted 326 in the first innings in the first-ever Test match at Optus in Perth in 2018. Kohli put his head down and scored what according to him is his best knock in Australia
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3. Sachin Tendulkar became the third Indian batter to smash a ton in a Perth Test at the WACA Ground, back in 1992. India lost the Test match but Tendulkar fought a valiant lone battle with a 228-ball 114 in the first innings
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2. That was some match. That was some scorecard. After taking a first-innings lead of just eight runs, Sunil Gavaskar opening the innings slammed a massive century, the first Indian batter to do so in Perth. However, India lost the game by 2 wickets.
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1. In the very same Test match and innings, Mohinder Amarnath too scored a century as India declared on 330/9 but lost the game eventually.