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Kamran Akmal's match-saving hundred in the Mohali Test made him the 16th wicketkeeper-batsman to score a Test hundred against India.

Of the sixteen occasions when India has been at the receiving end, there are only two wherein India managed to post a win, while in the remaining instances, it either drew or lost the match. Thus, it can be said that a keeper's ton is a bad omen for India.

Following are details of the hundreds scored by wicketkeepers against India:

Players	Runs	Venue	Season	Result for India
Clyde Walcott ( WI )	152 ( 1 )	Delhi	1948-49	Drawn
Clyde Walcott ( WI )	108 ( 2 )	Kolkata	1948-49	Drawn
Godfrey Evans ( Eng)	104 ( 2 )	Lord's	1952	Lost - 8 wickets
Imtiaz Ahmed ( Pak )	135 ( 3 )	Chennai	1960-61	Drawn
Jeff Dujon ( WI )	110 ( 1 )	Antigua	1982-83	Drawn
Amal Silva ( SL )	111 ( 2 )	Colombo	1985	Lost - 149 runs
Ian Smith ( NZ )	173 ( 2 )	Auckland	1989-90	Drawn`
Andy Flower ( Zimb )	115 ( 1 )	Delhi	1992-93	Won - inns & 13 runs
Jack Russell ( Eng )	124 ( 2 )	Lord's	1996	Drawn
Andy Flower ( Zimb )	183* ( 8 )	Delhi	2000-01	Won - 7 wickets
Andy Flower ( Zimb )	232* ( 9 )	Nagpur	2000-01	Drawn
Adam Gilchrist ( Aust )	122 ( 2 )	Mumbai	2000-01	Lost - 10 wickets
Kumar Sangakkara ( SL )	105 * ( 1 )	Galle	2001	Lost - 10 wickets
Ridley Jacobs ( WI )	118 (2 )	Antigua	2001-02	Drawn
Adam Gilchrist ( Aust )	104 ( 11 )	Bangalore`	2004-05	Lost - 217 runs
Kamran Akmal ( Pak )	109 ( 1 )	Mohali	2004-05	Drawn

Note: The figure in the bracket indicates the Test century number scored by the given player as wicketkeeper-batsman in his Test career.