5 batsmen who started like Prithvi Shaw but faded away

#4 Kirk Edwards

A Test century on debut against India was a dream come true for Kirk Edwards, who was one of the bright spots for the Windies team during their home 2011 series. Facing the likes of Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel, Edwards scored a century in the second innings of the 3rd Test, combining with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who himself scored a century.

Things did not go to plan after that, as Edwards struggled, even as the Windies team tried to find the right combination in the middle order. He scored one more century and eight half-centuries in the next 16 games he played, but found himself out of favour soon, and hasn't played for West Indies since 2014.

Given the current state of affairs, one wonders if the likes of Edwards, who scored a gutsy century on debut, could have been a good fit now.