India, Nov. 24 -- Miles away from the misery of the current Indian Test squad, who were folded for just 201 runs in the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati, and are staring at another whitewash at home, a former Punjab cricketer scripted history on Australian soil with his maiden first-class century for Tasmania during the ongoing Sheffield Shield tournament.

Nikhil Chaudhary, who hosted a bunch of Indian stars - from Abhishek Sharma to Arshdeep Singh- during the team's tour last month in Australia, became the first Indian to notch a triple-figure score in a Sheffield Shield this century. The Indian all-rounder scored a blazing 163 for the Tigers before they declared their innings at 623 for eight on Day 3, with a lead of 232 ru...