Today we talk about 5 debutants who rose to the occasions and turned out to be match-winners for their side.
Axar Patel
The Gujarat Boy made his Test debut in the 2nd Test at Chennai after having missed the first Test due to an injury. Without wasting any time, Axar Patel made an impactful debut at Chennai as he picked up 2 wickets in the first innings followed by a magnificent fifer in the second innings marking his name in the Test series.
The onslaught by Axar Patel then continued in his home state Gujarat where Axar was in terrific form as he ended with figures of 6/38 and 5/32 to become the first bowler to pick 11 wickets in a pink-ball Test.
Axar Patel finished the fourth Test with 24 wickets under his name equalling Dilip Doshi's record of most wickets in the debut Test series.
Ishan Kishan
The former India U19 captain who hails from the same state as former India captain MS Dhoni made a sensational debut during the 2nd T20i against England at Ahmedabad.
The young lad was drafted into the playing XI as an opener in place of Shikhar Dhawan who marked a memorable T20 debut for the Indian team as he powered India to a successful chase of 165 with a 32-ball 56 run knock in the 2nd T20I ultimately winning the match of the award for his sublime performance with the bat.
Suryakumar Yadav
Not too often that we see a 30-year-old making his debut in the shortest format of the game but Suryakumar Yadav was special, he's had to wait for a long long while after toiling it for Mumbai before getting picked for the Indian Team.
After having not got the chance to bat on his T20 debut during the 2nd T20I vs England, Suryakumar Yadav came down hard with a blistering knock of 57 off just 31 balls batting at three making his presence felt in the international circuit during the 4th T20 international at Ahmedabad.
Suryakumar Yadav's elegance and class at 3 even prompted Kohli to open the innings in the final T20 of the series resulting in Suryakumar retaining his batting position. In the follow-up, Suryakumar Yadav made a quickfire 32 run knock off 17 balls before getting dismissed via a controversial catch.
Krunal Pandya
The left-arm all-rounder was included in the ODI squad after comprising performances in the Vijay Hazare Trophy as the elder brother of Hardik Pandya was all set to feature alongside him in the first ODI.
Krunal Pandya didn't disappoint as he scored 95 in three innings where he remained not out on two occasions. Though Krunal shined with the bat, he couldn't replicate his batting success in the bowling department as he managed to pick just 1 wicket across all three ODIs.
Prasidh Krishna
The tall pacer from Karnataka was finally rewarded for his consistent show in the Vijay Hazare Trophy throughout the years.
Prasidh Krishna initially went for runs in the first two ODIs but then pulled India back in the game during the third ODI courtesy wickets of Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler. he finished with 6 wickets in 3 ODIs and also received backing from Sunil Gavaskar for his inclusion in the Test team.
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