Jacob Bethell joined legendary former Indian captain Kapil Dev in elite list after the young England batter became the first from the country to record his both List A and first-class hundreds at the international level. Bethell's maiden Test hundred came on Wednesday against Australia on the fifth day of the fifth and final Test in Ashe 2025-26 in Sydney.
With the final Test heading towards a draw, Bethell came out to bat after the fall of opener Zak Crawley in the first over of England's second innings. While most of his teammates continued their struggle on Australian soil, Bethell displayed a calm and composed attitude in front of a packed SCG.
The youngster reached his first hundred in the longest format of the game with a boundary off Beau Webster, with his family in the crowd. Under testing circumstances, Bethell's level-headedness was widely appreciated.
He is currently batting on 135 at the time of writing, as England's second innings lead crossed the 100-run mark. Earlier, Bethell's ODI hundred came against South Africa last year in Southampton.
Before Bethell, the likes of Kapil (India), Marlon Samuels (West Indies), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) and Curtis Campher (Ireland) have scored maiden first-class as well as List-A hundreds in internationals.