Quintessential Washington Sundar: Fifty Runs And Three Or More Wickets On Debut - A Checklist Featuring Legends

During the fourth AUS vs IND Test in Brisbane, Washington Sundar became first Indian to score fifty-plus score and take three or more wickets on debut in 74 years

Washington Sundar celebrates his maiden Test fifty *AP Photo/Tertius Pickard*

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Updated: 22 Jan 2021 3:59 pm

Washington Sundar played the quintessential all-rounder's role as India beat Australia in the series-deciding fourth Test at The Gabba, Brisbane. The 21-year-old, who was making his Test debut, first took four wickets (3/89, 1/80) and scored 84 (62, 22) in a winning cause. (More Cricket News)

Here's a look at some interesting facts and figures, featuring the feats achieved by legends like Sunil Gavaskar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid:

INDIAN FIFTY PLUS RUNS ON TEST DEBUT ON AWAY SOIL

There are 22 occasions of Indian batsmen scoring a fifty on their Test debut against various teams since India’s admission into Test cricket in Jun 1932. India played their first Test against England at Lord’s on 25 Jun 1932. The following table lists 22 occasions.

Washington Sundar became the 21^st batsman to score a fifty on Test debut. Sunil Gavaskar is the only batsman in this list to score fifties in both innings of a Test. He scored 65 and 67 not out against the West Indies at Port of Spain in March 1971.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	L Amar Singh	51	4	Eng	Lord's	25 Jun 1932
2	C Ramaswami	60	3	Eng	Manchester	25 Jul 1936
3	RS Modi	57*	1	Eng	Lord's	22 Jun 1946
4	MH Mankad	63	3	Eng	Lord's	22 Jun 1946
5	DG Phadkar	51	1	Aus	Sydney	12 Dec 1947
6	AA Baig	112	4	Eng	Manchester	23 Jul 1959
7	SM Gavaskar	65	2	Win	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971
8	SM Gavaskar	67*	4	Win	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971
9	SS Naik	77	3	Eng	Birmingham	04 Jul 1974
10	S Amarnath	124	2	NZl	Auckland	24 Jan 1976
11	BS Sandhu	71	2	Pak	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
12	LS Rajput	61	3	Srl	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
13	PK Amre	103	2	SAF	Durban	13 Nov 1992
14	SC Ganguly	131	2	Eng	Lord's	20 Jun 1996
15	R Dravid	95	2	Eng	Lord's	20 Jun 1996
16	V Sehwag	105	1	SAF	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
17	SK Raina	120	2	Srl	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
18	STR Binny	78	3	Eng	Nottingham	09 Jul 2014
19	HH Pandya	50	1	Srl	Galle	26 Jul 2017
10	GH Vihari	56	2	Eng	The Oval	07 Sep 2018
21	MA Agarwal	76	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
22	Washington Sundar	62	2	Aus	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021

Sundar became the 21^st batsman to score a fifty on Test debut against Australia in Australia after Dattu Phadkar and Mayanka Agarwal.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
5	DG Phadkar	51	1	Aus	Sydney	12 Dec 1947
21	MA Agarwal	76	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
22	Washington Sundar	62	2	Aus	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021

The following table lists the six Indian batsmen who have scored a century on Test debut on away soil:

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AA Baig	112	4	Eng	Manchester	23 Jul 1959
2	S Amarnath	124	2	NZl	Auckland	24 Jan 1976
3	PK Amre	103	2	SAF	Durban	13 Nov 1992
4	SC Ganguly	131	2	Eng	Lord's	20 Jun 1996
5	V Sehwag	105	1	SAF	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
6	SK Raina	120	2	Srl	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010

Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket – has witnessed five Indian batsmen scoring fifties on their Test debut. The following table lists them:

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	L Amar Singh	51	4	Eng	Lord's	25 Jun 1932
2	RS Modi	57*	1	Eng	Lord's	22 Jun 1946
3	MH Mankad	63	3	Eng	Lord's	22 Jun 1946
4	SC Ganguly	131	2	Eng	Lord's	20 Jun 1996
5	R Dravid	95	2	Eng	Lord's	20 Jun 1996

Sourav Ganguly {131} and Rahul Dravid {95} scored fifties against England at Lord’s in June 1996 to provide the second occasion of one batsman scoring a century and another scoring a ninety in the same innings on their Test debut. The first such occasion was witnessed during the first Test between Pakistan and Australia in October 1964 at Karachi when two Pakistan debutants – Khalid Ibadulla {166} and Abdul Kadir {95} scored a hundred and ninety.

INDIAN BOWLERS WITH THREE OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS ON TEST DEBUT ON AWAY SOIL

There are 25 occasions of an Indian bowler taking three or more wickets on Test debut on away soil. 23 bowlers have achieved this feat - Ravi Shastri and Praveen Kumar achieving the feat in both innings of a Test.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	M Nissar	5-093	1	Eng	Lord's	Jun 1932
2	M Jahangir Khan	4-060	3	Eng	Lord's	Jun 1932
3	DG Phadkar	3-014	2	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1947
4	CR Rangachari	4-141	1	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1948
5	JM Patel	3-048	1	Pak	Karachi	Feb 1955
6	S Abid Ali	6-055	1	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1967
7	RJ Shastri	3-054	1	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1981
8	RJ Shastri	3-009	3	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1981
9	C Sharma	3-094	1	Pak	Lahore	Oct 1984
10	SLV Raju	3-086	1	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1990
11	A Kumble	3-105	1	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
12	J Srinath	3-059	2	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1991
13	ST Banerjee	3-047	1	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1992
14	BKV Prasad	4-071	2	Eng	Birmingham	Jun 1996
15	A Kuruvilla	3-082	1	Win	Kingston	Mar 1997
16	DS Mohanty	4-078	1	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 1997
17	RP Singh	4-089	1	Pak	Faisalabad	Jan 2006
18	A Mithun	4-105	1	Srl	Galle	Jul 2010
19	P Kumar	3-038	2	Win	Kingston	Jun 2011
10	P Kumar	3-042	4	Win	Kingston	Jun 2011
21	JJ Bumrah	3-039	3	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2018
22	GH Vihari	3-037	3	Eng	The Oval	Sep 2018
23	Mohammed Siraj	3-037	3	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2020
24	T Natarajan	3-078	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021
25	Washington Sundar	3-089	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

The following table lists the eight visiting bowlers who have captured three or more wickets on Test debut in Australia:

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DG Phadkar	3-014	2	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1947
2	CR Rangachari	4-141	1	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1948
3	S Abid Ali	6-055	1	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1967
4	J Srinath	3-059	2	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1991
5	ST Banerjee	3-047	1	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1992
6	Mohammed Siraj	3-037	3	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2020
7	T Natarajan	3-078	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021
8	Washington Sundar	3-089	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

Javagal Srinath, T Natarajan and Washington Sundar are the three bowlers who have captured three or more wickets on Test debut against Australia at Brisbane.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	J Srinath	3-059	2	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1991
2	T Natarajan	3-078	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021
3	Washington Sundar	3-089	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

INDIAN CRICKETERS SCORING FIFTY COUPLED WITH THREE OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS ON TEST DEBUT ON AWAY SOIL

Washington Sundar scored 62 and captured three wickets in this Test to become the third Indian cricketer to score a fifty and capture three or more wickets in an innings on Test debut. He is the second Indian cricketer to perform the feat against Australia after Dattu Phadkar. Phadkar had scored 51 and captured three wickets at Sydney in December 1947.