Which of the following players scored the first century in a cricket test match for India?

The correct answer is Lala Amarnath.

Key Points

• Lala Amarnath:
  • In Indian cricket, Lala Amarnath Bhardwaj, who lived from 11 September 1911 to 5 August 2000, is revered as the father figure.
  • During England's 1933 tour of India, he achieved the first-ever century for India in Test Cricket. 
  • He led India in their maiden Test series victory over Pakistan in 1952 and was the country's first cricket captain after independence.
  • In 1991, the Indian government bestowed upon him the civilian honor of Padma Bhushan.
  • The highest accolade given by the BCCI to a former player, the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, was first given to Amarnath in 1994.

Additional Information

• Pankaj Roy:
  • Indian cricket player Pankaj Roy (31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) participated in 43 test matches, captaining one of them.
  • He was a right-handed opening batsman who is most remembered for setting a world record opening partnership in Test cricket history at Chennai against New Zealand, where he and Vinoo Mankad scored 413 runs. That was the record until 2008.
  • Roy participated in domestic matches for Bengal. 
  • He has received the Padma Shri as a mark of honor.
  • The greatest distinction bestowed upon a former player by the BCCI, the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, was given to him posthumously in 2016.
• C. K. Naidu:
  • The first-ever captain of the Indian national cricket team was Colonel Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, an Indian cricketer and administrator who lived from October 31, 1895, to November 14, 1967.
  • He is considered to be among India's all-time best cricket players.
  • His world record first-class cricket career lasted 47 years, from 1916 to 1963.
  • He was a good medium-pace bowler, a right-handed hitter, and a brilliant fielder.
  • In 1933, he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
  • He became the first cricket player to get the Padma Bhushan award from the Indian government in 1956.
• Vinu Mankad:
  • Mulvantrai Himmatlal "Vinoo" Mankad, who played 44 Test matches for India between 1946 and 1959, was a former captain of the Indian cricket team.
  • He was born on April 12, 1917, and passed away on August 21, 1978.
  • His opening partnership of 413 runs with Pankaj Roy in 1956, which set a world record and remained until 2008, is what made him most famous. 
  • In cricket, Mankading is named after him for running out a batsman who is "backing up" at the non-striker's end.
  • He was admitted to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in June 2021.
  • In 1973, the Indian government bestowed upon him the civilian honor of Padma Bhushan.
  • The Vinoo Mankad Trophy, an under-19 domestic event in India organized by the BCCI, bears his name.