Top 5 Test debuts of 2017

Test cricket, will always be the classic form of game, as it test your abilities, character, mental toughness and temperament. It is not always easy to make an immediate impact but some have managed to do so.

Here, we are looking back at the best Test debuts of 2017. There have been few memorable debuts in 2017, read on to see who made out on our list.

Here is a look at the top 5 Test debut in 2017.

#5 Aiden Markram - South Africa

Aiden Markram made a fluent 97 on his Test debut played against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom. An unfortunate run-out saw him missing out on a century by just three runs.

His opening partner, Dean Elgar, who was on 99 then, nudged the ball for a quick single before changing his mind and sending Markram back, the mix up led to the debutant being stranded at the non-striker’s end.

South Africa went on to win the match by 333 runs, making it Bangladesh's third largest defeat in the Test cricket history.

In 2014, Aiden Markram became the first South African captain to win U-19 World cup. He came in to the national side after the Proteas struggled to find an opening partner for Dean Elgar. South Africans had previously tried their luck with openers like Stephen Cook, Theunis de Bruyn and Heino Kuhn.

#4 Haris Sohail - Pakistan

The left-hander became the highest run scorer at no.6 on debut for Pakistan.

Many questions were being raised when Haris Sohail was picked in the squad ahead of Fawad Alam for the series against Sri Lanka in September 2017, as he had not played any first class cricket in last two years due to injury.

He silenced his critics with a gutsy knock of 76 in the first innings of the first Test match played at Abu Dhabi. He became the highest scorer for Pakistan at no.6 on Test debut.

He scored 34 in the second innings and also picked up 2 wickets in the match. However, Pakistan fell short of 22 runs while chasing 136 in the second innings of the match.

#3 Tom Blundell - New Zealand

Tom Blundell became the first New Zealand wicketkeeper to score a century on Test debut.

Tom Blundell had a dream debut for the Kiwis, as he created history by becoming the first New Zealand wicketkeeper to score a Test century on debut. He also became only the fourth wicketkeeper-batsman in the history to have achieve this feat.

Playing in the first Test match against Windies at Wellington, he remained unbeaten on 107*, as Kane Williamson declared the New Zealand’s innings on 520 for 9, taking a huge lead of 386 runs. New Zealand went on to win the match by an innings and 67 runs.

#2 Kuldeep Yadav - India

Kuldeep Yadav made his Test debut against Australia in March, 2017.

Kuldeep Yadav's name was written in the history book even before he bowled a single ball in the Test match at Dharamsala. He became the first left-arm Chinaman to play for India and second from the Subcontinent after Sri-Lankan Lakshan Sandakan.

Kuldeep Yadav had a memorable start to his Test career, as he dismissed David Warner to get his first Test wicket. He then went on to dismantle the Australian middle order claiming the scalps of Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell and Shaun Marsh. He finished with the figures of 4-68 in the first innings.

Despite going wicket-less in the second innings, his impact in the first innings with the ball was crucial which helped India to win the match by 8 wickets.

#1 Toby Roland-Jones - England

The 29-year-old dismissed South Africa's top four in his first 33 balls in Test cricket.

Toby Roland-Jones recorded the best figures on Test debut by an England bowler in nearly 50 years, by claiming an eight wicket haul in the third Test match played against South Africa at The Oval in July, 2017. The fast bowler ran through the Proteas top order, dismissing their top 4 with his first 33 balls. In his first spell, he dismissed Dean Elgar, Heino Kuhn, Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock. He finished with an impressive figures of 5-57 in the first innings.

The Middlesex bowler got his maiden call up for the national team following his impressive performances that led Middlesex to win the County Championship last season.

He also scored some useful runs coming down the order at number 9, scoring 25 and 23* in the first and second innings respectively. England won the match by 239 runs.