Not Sachin Tendulkar! Meet The Only Indian Cricketer To Score An International Century On Republic Day

Posted by author January 26, 2025 Cricket

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Only one Indian cricketer has scored a century on republic day

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India is celebrating their 7th Republic Day
Indian cricket team is among the nation’s biggest pride
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli have scored the most centuries in international cricket history

The 2025 Republic Day is the 76th in history, and over the years, the Indian cricket team has become among the nation’s biggest pride. Not only has the country produced some of the greatest cricketers to play the sport but has also been among the most successful Test teams in the world and won two Cricket World Cups. They have also lifted the T20 World Cup trophy twice. The Men in Blue have also crowned Champions Trophy winners in 2013 while sharing the honour in 2012. However, only one Indian cricketer in history has scored a ton on the historic date.

For those unversed, 26th January marks a special day for India as the country celebrates Republic Day. The occasion marks the commemoration of the country adopting a constitution in 1950. A grand celebration at New Delhi’s Kartava Park marks the occasion, which sees a special parade in which all states showcase their biggest achievements.

Only 1 Indian Has Scored A Century On Republic Day

The unique distinction of being the only Indian to score a century on 26th January belongs to Virat Kohli, who achieved the feat in a Test match against Australia in 2012 at the Adelaide Oval. This was the first Test century of Kohli’s legendary career. Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar are the only other Indian players to score a 90+ score on the occasion.

Highest Individual Scores By Indians On Republic Day

Player	Score	Opponent	Format	Venue	Year
Virat Kohli	116	Australia	Test	Adelaide	2012
Navjot Singh Sidhu	99	Sri Lanka	Test	Bengaluru	1994
Sachin Tendulkar	96	Sri Lanka	Test	Bengaluru	1994
Virat Kohli	90	Australia	T20I	Adelaide	2016
MS Dhoni	89	Bangladesh	Test	Mirpur	2010
Rohit Sharma	87	New Zealand	ODI	Mount Maunganui	2019
KL Rahul	86	England	Test	Hyderabad	2024

Sachin (100) and Kohli (81) hold the record for being the players with the most tons in international cricket history. They are the only players to score 50 centuries in a single format. Kohli has achieved the feat in ODI cricket, while Sachin was the first to reach the mark in Test cricket.

No Indian has scored a ton on Independence Day (15th August). While Kohli scored a ton past midnight (12 am) in 2019 against West Indies, it was on 14th August local time. MS Dhoni is the only Indian with a 50+ score on both Independence and Republic Day.

Indian cricket’s modern-day stars Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya made their T20I debut for the country on 26th January, 2016.