5 batsmen who made ducks on Test debut but went on to become greats

#3 Saeed Anwar

The aggressive Pakistan opening batsman was dealt a cruel blow when he was dismissed for a pair in his first Test match against the West Indies in 1990. However, he quickly proved his worth in the Test arena, scoring a mammoth 169 against New Zealand in just his third Test.

He went on to score 4,052 Test runs at an average of 45.52 with 11 centuries and 25 half-centuries. This places him seventh in the list of the highest run-scorers for Pakistan in Tests.

Another notable achievement of his was the 188 not out he made against India in a Test match at the Eden Gardens in 1999; he carried his bat through the innings, becoming just the third Pakistan player to do so in the process.

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