ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023: Elite list of batsmen who scored centuries on their World Cup debut

1 | Dennis Amiss (England): Dennis Amiss made his ICC Cricket World Cup debut during the inaugural Cricket World Cup in 1975, scoring an impressive 137* (not out) runs in his first World Cup match against India in 1975. This century on his World Cup debut was a historic moment as it was one of the first centuries in World Cup history. (Image: X/@ICC)

2 | Glenn Turner (New Zealand): Glenn Turner made his debut in the 1975 ICC Cricket World Cup, scoring 171* (not out) against East Africa. (Image: X/@ICC)

3 | Allan Lamb (England): Allan Lamb made an impressive debut in the 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup with a debut hundred of 102 against Australia. (Image: X/@ICC)

4 | Trevor Chappell (Australia): Trevor Chappell made his ICC Cricket World Cup debut in 1983, scoring an impressive century of 110 runs in his first match against India. (Image: ICC)

5 | Geoff Marsh (Australia): Marsh scored an outstanding 110* (not out) on his debut in the 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup against New Zealand, becoming one of the few batsmen to score a century on their debut in the World Cup. (Image: X/@ICC)

6 | Andy Flower (Zimbabwe): Andy Flower scored an unbeaten 115* (not out) on his debut in the 1992 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup against Sri Lanka. (Image: X/@ICC)

7 | Nathan Astle (New Zealand): Nathan Astle made his debut in the 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup, scoring 101 runs in his first match against England. (Image: X/@cricketworldcup)

8 | Gary Kirsten (South Africa): Gary Kirsten made his World Cup debut in 1996. In his World Cup debut against the United Arab Emirates, he scored 188* (not out), not only a century but also one of the highest individual scores in World Cup history. (Image: X/@ICC)

9 | Scott Styris (New Zealand): All-rounder Scott Styris proved his batting prowess at the 2003 World Cup. Styris scored a century with 141 runs in his World Cup debut in 2003 against Bangladesh. (Image: Reuters)

10 | Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe): Craig Wishart joined the elite list of hundreds on his World Cup debut in 2003 when he scored 172* (not out) runs against Namibia. (Image: Reuters)

11 | Andrew Symonds (Australia): Andrew Symonds made his ICC Cricket World Cup debut in 2003, scoring his first World Cup century with 143* (not out) against Pakistan. (Image: Reuters)

12 | Jeremy Bray (Ireland): Jeremy Bray made his debut in the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2007, scoring 115* (not out) runs in his first match against Zimbabwe. (Image: Reuters)

13 | Virat Kohli (India): Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket superstar, announced his arrival at the ICC Cricket World Cup with an unbeaten 100* (not out) in 2011 against Bangladesh. (Image: Reuters)

14 | Aaron Finch (Australia): Aaron Finch scored a century on his debut in the ICC Cricket World Cup. In his first World Cup match in 2015 against England, Finch scored 135 runs. (Image: Reuters)

15 | Devon Conway (New Zealand): Conway scored a century on his ODI World Cup debut in the opening match of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup against England on October 5. Conway scored an unbeaten 152* (not out) in 121 balls. This was also the highest score by a batsman in a successful chase in the World Cup. (Image: AP)

16 | Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand): All-rounder Rachin Ravindra scored an impressive century in the opening match of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 as a debutant in a World Cup. He scored his impressive 123* (not out) in just 96 strokes. Ravindra also became the third youngest batsman overall and the youngest Kiwi batsman to score a century on debut in a World Cup. (Image: AP)