Chattogram: Bangladesh opener Zakir Hasan joined an elusive list when he hit a hundred on Test debut during the Chattogram Test against India.
Zakir Hasan had impressed with his solid defensive shots late on day three, but on Saturday,
the 24-year-old left-hander notched up a Test ton, becoming the fourth Bangladesh batter to
make a hundred on Test debut.
Former skipper Aminul Islam, who made a hundred in Bangladesh's first-ever Test match against India, Mohammad Ashraful and Abul Hasan are the others from Bangladesh to make a hundred on Test debut.
Hasan and Shanto resisted India's advances by stitching together a century partnership, the second time the home team's openers have made a hundred stand in the year at the venue.
Tamil Iqbal and Mahmudul Hasan Joy had put on 162 for the opening wicket against Sri Lanka in Chattogram earlier in the year.
Shanto reached his fifty in the 31st over when Hasan was only on 37. The debutant carried on despite Bangladesh losing a couple of quick wickets and went on to complete a milestone hundred with a sweep off Axar Patel.Bringing up the landmark in 219 balls, Hasan couldn't carry on as he edged Ravichandran Ashwin off his pads to first slip in the next over.(UNI)