Highest scores on captaincy debut

Australia's Mike Hussey became the first Aussie and only the fifth player in ODIs to score a century on captaincy debut.

Australia's Mike Hussey became first Australian and only the fifth player in all one-day internationals to score a century on captaincy debut.

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Hussey now joins New Zealand's Glenn Turner, West Indies' Richie Richardson, India's Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya.

The previous highest score on captaincy debut by an Australian was Adam Gilchrist's 98 against the same opponent at Brisbane in 2001.

The following table lists the players scoring 90 or more runs on captaincy debut:

Note: Bermuda's Irvine Romaine made 101 off 111 balls in his debut innings as captain against Canada at Toronto on 21 Aug 2006 in his second match having not getting a chance to bat in his debut game as captain.