Recently appointed One Day International (ODI) West Indies captain Shai Hope became only the second West Indian to score an ODI century on his ODI captaincy debut.
Hope emulated his compatriot Sir Richie Richardson who was the only West Indian player to achieve this feat.
Richardson, captaining the West Indies for the first time in an ODI scored an unforgettable 106 not out against Pakistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in October 1991. The West Indies won that encounter by one wicket.
Hope was not born when Richardson led the West Indies to that famous victory at Sharjah 32 years ago but added his name to the list with an unbeaten 128 against South Africa at Buffalo Park on Saturday.
Following is the list of all players who have scored centuries on their ODI captaincy debuts.
Glenn Turner, 171 not out New Zealand vs. East Africa, Edgbaston, June 7th 1975.
Sir Richie Richardson, 106 not out, West Indies vs. Pakistan, Sharjah 9th October 1991.
Sachin Tendulkar, 110 India vs. Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, 28th August 1996.
Sanath Jayasuriya 102 Sri Lanka vs. Zimbabwe, Sydney Cricket Club ground, 26th January 1998.
Irvine Romaine 101 Bermuda vs. Canada Toronto, 21th August 2006.
Michael Hussey 109 not out England vs. West Indies, Kuala Lumpur, 07th July, 2006.
Gavin Hamilton 119 Scotland vs. Canada Aberdeen 07th July 2009.
Steven Smith 102 not out, Australia vs. England, Hobart, 23rd of January 2015.
