New Zealand’s Rachan Ravindra has achieved an important honor in ODI cricket.
Rachan Ravindra scored a century against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
This was his debut match in the Champions Trophy, he became the first batsman in the world to score a century on his debut match in the ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy.
Rachan Ravindra could not play the opening match of the Champions Trophy against Pakistan due to injury, he was injured while fielding in the tri-nation series.
New Zealand winners, defending champions Pakistan knocked out of Champions Trophy
Darryl Mitchell was called up to bat at number four due to illness, scoring 112 runs.
In ODI cricket, 19 players have scored a century on their World Cup debut and 15 players have scored a century on their Champions Trophy debut.
New Zealand’s Rachan Ravindra is the only player to achieve this feat on debut in both tournaments.