Indian bowlers shone in the debut test but soon became 'anonymous', 3 spinners also included

In bowling, there are some Indian players who performed their best in their debut test but could never repeat that performance or perform better than that. These bowlers also include three spinners.

Tall fast bowlers who played Tests for India, some played 'long innings'

Let's take a look at the bowlers who recorded the best bowling analysis in their debut Test

'Heeru' created a stir by taking 16 wickets in his debut test

Right-arm wrist spinner Narendra Hirwani was born in Gorakhpur, UP, but his cricket career was in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Hirwani learned the nuances of bowling under the supervision of Sanjay Jagdale and made a place in the Indian team in 1988 by performing consistently well in domestic cricket. Hirwani, popularly known as 'Heeru', made a dazzling debut against West Indies in Chennai at the age of 19 and took 8 wickets for 61 runs in the first innings and 8 wickets for 75 runs in the second innings. This is the best performance (16/136) of any bowler in a debut test so far. Like Hirwani, Australia's Bob Massie has also taken 16 wickets in a debut test, but he had conceded more runs than Hirwani for this.

The special thing is that Hirwani did this against the strong West Indies team of the 1980-90 era which included legends like Desmond Haynes, Phil Simmons, Richie Richardson, Viv Richards, Carl Hooper and Jeff Dujon. After this performance in the first test, Hirwani became a sensation in world cricket but he could never repeat such a performance again. After the arrival of leg spinner Anil Kumble in Indian cricket, Hirwani started lagging behind. His international career ended with 17 Tests and 18 ODIs. He took 66 wickets (best 8/61) in Tests at an average of 30.10 and 23 wickets (best 4/43) in ODIs at an average of 31.26. Hirwani later also became a member of the selection committee.

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Abid Ali took 6 wickets on his debut Test in Adelaide
Right-handed batsman and medium pacer Abid Ali played 29 Tests and 5 ODIs for India from 1967 to 1975. Apart from being an excellent batsman and useful bowler, Abid was also an excellent fielder. In terms of current limited overs cricket, he would have proved to be a good all-rounder. Born in the city of Hyderabad, Abid made his Test debut against Australia in Adelaide in December 1967 and took 6 wickets for 55 runs in 17 overs in the first innings itself. His victims included legends like Bob Simpson and Bill Lawry. He also took a wicket in Australia's second innings. After this performance in the debut Test, Abid could never take 5 wickets in an innings. A member of the Indian team that played the 1975 World Cup, Abid scored 93 runs and also took 7 wickets in 5 ODIs.

This player played only 4 Tests and has 2 big records to his name, he equaled his grandfather and grandson

Wrist spinner Amit Mishra opened his 'claw' in his first test match itself

Haryana's Amit Mishra was highly rated as a right-arm wrist spinner. However, due to the presence of legends like Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh in his era, 'Mishraji' got limited opportunities in the Indian team. Mishra made his ODI debut in April 2003, but he had to wait till October 2008 for his Test debut. In his debut Test against Australia in Mohali, he took 5 wickets for 71 runs in the first innings and 2 wickets for 35 runs in the second innings. Mishra played an important role in Team India's victory in the match, but after this he could never take 5 wickets in an innings in the next 21 Tests. Mishra, who took 76 wickets in 22 Tests, took 64 wickets (best 6/48) in 36 ODIs, which included 5 wickets in an innings twice. It was Mishra's misfortune that despite a brilliant bowling average of 23.60 in ODIs and 15.00 in T20, he could not become a regular member of the Indian team. He was last seen in the Indian jersey playing a T20 match against England in February 2017.

Pure bowler but very 'expensive', wickets at an average of 45+ in Tests, took 3 hat-tricks

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There have been very few fast bowlers with express speed in the Indian team. In such a situation, Munaf Patel started attracting media attention even before his Test debut against England in 2006. Born in Ikhar, Gujarat, Munaf was able to create fear in batsmen with his balls. Naturally capable of fast bowling, Munaf learned the tricks of bowling under the guidance of Dennis Lillee at the MRF Pace Academy. In his debut Test against England in Mohali, Munaf took 3 wickets for 72 runs in the first innings and 4 wickets for 25 runs in the second innings. Batsmen like Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff were also surprised by the speed of his balls in Tests. However, with each passing match, Munaf could neither maintain this speed nor such performance. Munaf, who was a member of the 2011 World Cup champion team, has played 13 Tests, 70 ODIs and 3 T20 matches. He has 35 wickets in Tests (best 4/25), 86 wickets in ODIs (best 4/29) and 4 wickets in T20s.

The batsman who scored a century in the 98th, 99th and 100th Test scored 180+ runs all three times

Offbreak bowler Sarandeep could play only 3 Tests and 5 ODIs
Punjab-born Sarandeep Singh was considered a great off-break bowler but got limited opportunities to play in the Indian team due to the presence of Harbhajan Singh. Sarandeep made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in November 2000 at Nagpur and took 2 wickets for 70 runs in the first innings and 4 wickets for 136 runs in the second innings. 4/136 was Sarandeep's best performance in Test cricket. After this, he played two more Tests and could take only 4 wickets in them. His international career ended with 10 wickets in three Tests at an average of 34.00 and 3 wickets in 5 ODIs at an average of 60.00. However, Sarandeep has taken 314 wickets in 92 first-class cricket matches and 97 wickets in 77 List A matches.

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