Players with the most number of International matches before Test debut

Finch celebrated his debut with a half-century
Finch celebrated his debut with a half-century

#2 Chamu Chibhabha (126)

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Chibhaba made his debut 11 years after playing his first ODI
Chibhaba made his debut 11 years after playing his first ODI

A promising all-rounder, who made his white-ball debut against New Zealand back in 2005, Chamu Chibhabha had to wait for 126 Internationals to finally earn a Test match debut, 11 years later against the same opposition at Bulawayo in 2016.

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In what ended as a disappointing match for his side (defeat by an innings and 117 runs), Chibhabha scored 15 & 1 while opening the batting.

He has added to more Test caps to his tally, the last of which came in a first-ever four-day Test at the Boxing Day last year in South Africa where Zimbabwe was bowled out twice in a day.

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