3.Kane Williamson 131(Ahmedabad 2010)
Any performance on debut is a special effort and if it comes on overseas soil, then it is an even more commendable effort. After India had put up 487 runs in their first innings, New Zealand found themselves struggling at 137 for 4 when 20-year-old Kane Williamon joined Jesse Ryder to the middle.
Whoever saw the young man’s assurance at the wicket would not have said that he was 20 or was making his debut in Tests and along with the left-hander he began the rescue act for the visitors.
Williamson looked assured against both the off-spin of Harbhajan Singh and the left-arm spin of Pragyan Ojha and put on 194 runs for the fifth wicket. The right-hander brought up his ton with a boundary off Zaheer Khan to get his career off to the best possible start.
He was eventually dismissed for 131 and had shown the world of his capabilities.
