Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Which cricketer made the first Test Century?

  1. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

  2. Lala Amarnath

  3. Dilip Vengsarkar

  4. Sunil Gavaskar

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Lala Amarnath scored the first Test century for India (118 runs) against England in Mumbai (then Bombay) in December 1933, during India's inaugural Test series. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Sunil Gavaskar all scored centuries later in Indian cricket history - but Amarnath was the pioneer.