He was the third player to score a double hundred on Test debut, after R. E. Foster and Lawrence Rowe. He also holds the record for the longest innings as a Test debutant (777 minutes). He also became the first opener ever to score a double century on test debut and also holds the record for highest individual score by an opener on test debut. Kuruppu has the national record for the longest ODI innings for Sri Lanka without hitting a boundary or a six, in scoring 58* against Bangladesh. International centuries The following tables illustrate a summary of the centuries scored by Brendon Kuruppu Key Test Centuries See also List of centuries scored on Test cricket debut Notes References Match report on Kuruppu's first Test External links Ananda-Nalanda 1962 births Living people Alumni of Ananda College Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers Burgher Recreation Club cricketers Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka Test cricketers Cricketers who made a century on Test debut Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lankan cricket coaches Kandurata cricketers Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1987 Cricket World Cup Wicket-keepers