Sachin Tendulkar lauds Shreyas Iyer's maiden Test hundred: 'Nice to see you as a part of Team India in whites'

Shreyas Iyer scored his maiden Test hundred on debut to help India post 345 in their first innings against New Zealand in the ongoing first match in Kanpur on Friday.

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday took to social media to congratulate India batsman Shreyas Iyer, who hit his maiden Test hundred on debut in the ongoing match against New Zealand in Kanpur. Great start to your Test career, @ShreyasIyer15.Nice to see you as a part of #TeamIndia in ‘whites’.Good luck! #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/O1ZNlnotLA

Shreyas Iyer became the 16th Indian batsman to score a century on Test debut when he brought up the triple figures off 157 deliveries in the first session of Day 2 at the Green Park Stadium.