Irfan Pathan reached his maiden Test hundred on Sunday in style - hitting Danish Kaneria for a six to move from 96 to 102. He, in the course, became only the seventh Indian to reach the three-figure mark with a six. Tendulkar has performed this feat as many as four times!
The following table lists Indian batsmen reaching the three figure mark with a six. Pathan follows into the foot-steps of Kapil Dev, who also performed this feat while scoring his maiden Test hundred. Sehwag also reached his triple hundred with a six.
| Batsman | Bowler | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| Polly Umrigar (130) | Sonny Ramadhin | West Indies | Port-of-Spain | 1952-53 |
| Kapil Dev (126*) | Norbert Phillip | West Indies | Delhi | 1978-79 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (179) | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | Nagpur | 1994-95 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (122) | Min Patel | England | Birmingham | 1996 |
| M Azharuddin (163*) | Gavin Robertson | Australia | Calcutta | 1997-98 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (113) | Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | Wellington | 1998-99 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (126) | Colin Miller | Australia | Chennai | 2000-01 |
| Rahul Dravid (233) | Jason Gillespie | Australia | Adelaide | 2003-04 |
| Virender Sehwag (309) | Shoaib Akhtar | Pakistan | Multan | 2003-04 |
| Irfan Pathan (102) | Danish Kaneria | Pakistan | Bangalore | 2007-08 |
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