Shikhar Dhawan

[dhillon28]

Fastest century on debut ever! What a performance....so destructive, even Viv and Viru in their primes would have been proud!

[fredfertang]

At 27 too - where have India been hiding him, or does his innings say more about Australia's bowling than Dhawan's batting?

[Uppercut]

Interesting knock, most of his runs were boundaries off length balls just outside off stump. It could be that he has unorthodox strengths and attacks need to rethink the standard line and length to bowl. Obviously their techniques aren't similar but it still reminded me a little of the early Phil Hughes knocks.

[WindieWeathers]

At 27 too - where have India been hiding him, or does his innings say more about Australia's bowling than Dhawan's batting?

I wrote this on the India vs Australia thread!!

Hold on, is that the same "Dhawan" who came to the Caribbean last year with an A-team featuring Pujura, Kumar, Tiwary, Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Dinda etc and was getting peppered so badly that the coaches were forced to drop him in the end HERE? bloody hell how things have changed.

[silentstriker]

His FC record isn't that great...

[LongHopCassidy]

His FC record isn't that great...

Clarke's was fairly gash before his debut. The one thing you can't predict when selecting a first timer is their ability to shake off the awe of "FMD, I'm playing Test cricket!" and making the mental step-ups required.

[vic_orthdox]

But Clarke was picked young, not at 27. It's a bit different in that case.

[wpdavid]

185* at time of writing.

Forgive me being too lazy to look it up, what are the highest scores in a debut test innings?

[silentstriker]

Clarke's was fairly gash before his debut. The one thing you can't predict when selecting a first timer is their ability to shake off the awe of "FMD, I'm playing Test cricket!" and making the mental step-ups required.

I was just responding to the query about where India was hiding him. He hadn't exactly set the world on fire. This wasn't the case of someone like Badrinath or Rahane who had been decimating domestic attacks and yet hadn't gotten the chance at the Test level for whatever reason.

[fredfertang]

185* at time of writing.

Forgive me being too lazy to look it up, what are the highest scores in a debut test innings?

Tip Foster's 287 so he has a way to go

[vic_orthdox]

Around lunch tomorrow then.

[social]

Interesting knock, most of his runs were boundaries off length balls just outside off stump. It could be that he has unorthodox strengths and attacks need to rethink the standard line and length to bowl. Obviously their techniques aren't similar but it still reminded me a little of the early Phil Hughes knocks.

This

Brlliant knock but I get the feeling he'd be giving slips catching practice outside the subcontinent

[WindieWeathers]

This

Brlliant knock but I get the feeling he'd be giving slips catching practice outside the subcontinent

He's already been found out in the Caribbean, so lord knows what would happen on the seaming tracks of England, Aus and SA!! .

[Chook Herron]

Flavour of the week

[Sanz]

But Clarke was picked young, not at 27. It's a bit different in that case.

Dhawan has been playing 1st Class for almost 10 years.