List of Indian bowlers to pick 5-wicket haul in debut Test innings

7 Indian bowlers have picked a 5-wicket haul in their debut Test innings.

Test cricket is the ultimate test of a player’s patience. Due to an unlimited number of overs, batters are not in a hurry to score runs and play defensively. This makes dismissing them a difficult task for bowlers. Also, test matches require bowlers to bowl a lot of overs, which adds more workload on them.

Despite these challenges, several Indian bowlers have rocked the field with their performance in their debut game. Clinching a five-wicket haul in a test match is considered a big achievement for any bowler. Many Indian bowlers have bagged this triumph over the years.

However, a few of them clinched a fifer on their debut game itself, gaining the spotlight of the spectators inside the stadium as well as viewers outside the TV screens. Over the years, this rare record has been claimed by 10 Indian bowlers in test cricket.

Indian Cricket Team played their first-ever test match in 1932 against England. Although India lost the clash by 158 runs, right-arm pacer Mohammad Nissar rocked with his performance in the first innings. He clinched a five-wicket haul and became the first-ever Indian bowler to achieve this feat. He picked a total of six wickets in the match. He also became the first bowler to achieve this record in his debut innings.

Over the years, there have been only seven bowlers who clinched a fifer in their debut innings itself. On that note, below is the complete list of Indian bowlers who have bagged fifers in their maiden innings in test cricket.

List of Indian bowlers with five-wicket hauls in their debut test innings

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