10 Players to score a hundred on captaincy debut in Tests in 21st century

Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) - 203* vs South Africa in 2005 Image Source : Getty

Andrew Strauss (England) - 128 vs Pakistan in 2006 Image Source : Getty

Kevin Pietersen (England) - 100 vs South Africa in 2008 Image Source : Getty

Alastair Cook (England) - 173 vs Bangladesh in 2010 Image Source : Getty

Brendon Taylor (Zimbabwe) - 105* vs Bangladesh in 2011 Image Source : Getty

Virat Kohli (India) - 115 & 141 (in same Test) vs Australia in 2014 Image Source : Getty

Steve Smith (Australia) - 133 vs India in 2014 Image Source : Getty

Joe Root (England) - 190 vs South Africa in 2017 Image Source : Getty

Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe) - 107 vs Bangladesh in 2020 Image Source : Getty

Najmul Hossain Shanto - 104* (so far) vs New Zealand in 2023 (Ongoing Test in Sylhet) Image Source : Getty

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