Debutants Making Instant Impression, Not The First Time In Indian Cricket

India's decision to hand out debuts paid dividends once again on Tuesday when all-rounder Krunal Pandya returned with the fastest-ever half-century on ODI debut, against England, here. Pandya'

India had earlier on that Australia series handed India caps to pace bowler Mohammed Siraj, opener Shubman Gill, and pacer Navdeep Saini. All of them had played limited-overs cricket before.

Siraj and Gill played key roles in helping India win the Test series. Siraj bowled the most number of overs by an Indian in that series and returned as their highest wicket-taker with 13 scalps. Gill got 259 runs at an average of 51.8 with two half-centuries.

On return home, India began their Test series against England with a loss. But they brought in Axar Patel, handing him a Test cap. Patel clicked, picking 27 wickets in three wickets to play the lead role in India winning the four-match Test series 3-1.

The experimentation continued in the T20 International series with Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav playing their first-ever international matches although they had already been household names through their exploits in the Indian Premier League while representing the Mumbai Indians.

Both Yadav and Kishan scored half-centuries in their first international knocks, Yadav scoring 57 off 31 in his second T20I -- he hadn't batted in the first. Kishan had made 56 off 32 balls while opening in his debut knock.