Dhawan not just replaced Sehwag as an opener for the third Test but also joined the elite club of centurions on debut that also includes the Nawab of Najafgarh.
Dhawan demolished the Australian attack during his knock and reached the triple figure while batting for just one session.
For over last two years, selectors have been pondering over the possible replacement of Sehwag, who was once known for his fearless batting. But with Dhawan's record breaking show in Mohali, the selection process might get easy in future.
Even though India registered commanding victories in the first two Tests, the opening partnerships between Sehwag and Vijay could produce only 11, 16 and 17 runs.
Sehwag had failed to fire in five consecutive Tests after getting a hundred in the opening game of the home series against England at Ahmedabad in November-December last year.
He was unable to score even a half-century in two home Tests against New Zealand. During India's last overseas tour, in Australia, Sehwag scored just 198 runs in eight innings.
Dhawan broke the record of England wicket-keeper batsman Matt Prior who reached his 100 off 105 balls against the West Indies at Lord's in May 2007.
Centuries by Indians on Test debut:
Lala Amarnath, Deepak Shodhan, Kripal Singh, Abbas Ali Baig, Hanumant Singh, Gundappa Viswanath, Surinder Amarnath, Mohammad Azharuddin, Praveen Amre, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan.
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