Virender Sehwag hit his 12th Test century on Saturday. Following is the list:

309 ? vs Pak in Multan, 2003-04

254 ? vs Pak in Lahore, 2005-06

201 ? vs Pak in Bangalore, 2004-05

195 ? vs Aus in Melbourne, 2003-04

173 ? vs Pak in Mohali, 2004-05

164 ? vs SA in Kanpur, 2004-05

155 ? vs Aus in Chennai, 2004-05

147 ? vs WI in Mumbai, 2002-03

142* (at tea, Saturday) ? vs WI in Gros Islet, 2005-06

130 ? vs NZ in Mohali, 2003-04

106 ? vs Eng in Nottingham, 2002

105 ? vs SA in Bloemfontein, 2001-02 (on debut)

DAY I PRE-LUNCH ASSAULT

Virender Sehwag missed out joining an elite group by one run on Saturday. Only four have scored 100 or more runs in the opening session of a Test. Following is the list of top-five scorers before lunch on Day I of Tests:

N 112* ? Charles Macartney (151), Aus vs Eng at Leeds, 1926

N108* ? Majid Khan (112), Pak vs NZ in Karachi, 1976-77

N 105* ? Don Bradman (334), Aus vs Eng at Leeds, 1930

N 103* ? Victor Trumper (104), Aus vs Eng in Manchester, 1902

N 99* ? Virender Sehwag, Ind vs WI in Gros Islet, 2005-06