Indians who have claimed fifer on Test debut: Manav Suthar creates history vs Afghanistan

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• India Test debutant Manav Suthar has bagged a fifer in his team’s first innings against Afghanistan.
• Only a few Indian bowlers have recorded a five-wicket haul on Test debut. 
• Narendra Hirwani still holds the record of 16/136, set in the year 1988 against West Indies in Tests, with eight wickets to his name in each innings.

Manav Suthar eyes rare five-wicket haul on Test debut

The latest Test debutant for India, Manav Suthar, has hit the ground running against Afghanistan at New Chandigarh. He took his first wicket in his opening over of the game and ended Day 2 with three victims, putting Afghanistan in a position where they could score 113/5 in reply to India’s total of 564/8.

On Day 2, Suthar had three wickets to his name after dismissing Abdul Malik, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Afsar Zazai. At the start of Day 3, the spinner took three more wickets in quick succession to achieve a rare historic feat for India.

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Indians who have taken a five-wicket haul on Test debut – by innings

It is no secret that India has a rich history of spin bowlers who made a mark on their Test debut, and this chance is now Suthar’s, joining the illustrious company of Narendra Hirwani, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dilip Doshi, Axar Patel and Vaman Kumar.

PlayerFiguresOpponentVenueYearNarendra Hirwani8/61West IndiesChennai1988Narendra Hirwani8/75West IndiesChennai1988Ravichandran Ashwin6/47West IndiesDelhi2011Syed Abid Ali6/55AustraliaAdelaide1967Dilip Rasiklal Doshi6/103AustraliaChennai1979Mohammed Shami Ahmed5/47West IndiesEden Gardens2013Axar Rajeshbhai Patel5/60EnglandChennai2021Vaman Viswanath Kumar5/64PakistanDelhi1961Amit Mishra5/71AustraliaMohali2008Mohammad Nissar5/93EnglandLord’s1932Manav Suthar6/33AfghanistanNew Chandigarh2026

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Top 5 best bowling figures on Test debut worldwide

According to Test records for best innings bowling figures on debut, these are the five best performances in men’s Test cricket history:

PlayerTeamFiguresOpponentVenueYearAlbert TrottAustralia8/43EnglandAdelaide1895Bob MassieAustralia8/53EnglandLord’s1972Narendra HirwaniIndia8/61West IndiesChennai1988Lance KlusenerSouth Africa8/64IndiaEden Gardens1972Narendra HirwaniIndia8/75West IndiesChennai1988

Stats:ESPNcricinfo

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