Two of the greatest players of their time, Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Younis made their Test debut in the same match as India and Pakistan locked horns during a Test in Karachi on November 15, 1989. The 16-year-old started his glorious career of 24 years for the Indian cricket team 35 years ago today. On the other hand, Younis was also 18 years old when he made his Test debut just a month after making his ODI debut for Pakistan.
Sachin Tendulkar didn’t have a great outing in his debut Test as the right-hander could only score 15 runs off 24 balls in his maiden Test innings for India. His wicket was taken by none other than another debutant in that game, Waqar Younis. The right-arm pacer on the other hand had a memorable Test debut as he scalped four wickets in his maiden Test innings.
Sachin Tendulkar, Waqar Younis’ debut Test ended in a draw
Talking about the match, batting first, Pakistan posted 409 in the first innings, with skipper Imran Khan playing a captain’s knock of 109(146) runs hitting 17 fours and a six. For India, Manoj Prabhakar took a five-wicket haul, while Kapil Dev scalped four, and Salil Ankola put one in his bag. In reply, India were bowled out for 262 runs as Pakistan took a lead of 147 runs in the first innings. Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram scalped four wickets each, while Imran Khan and Abdul Qadir took a wicket each.
After taking a big lead in the first innings, Saleem Malik shone with 102*(145) runs along with a 95-run knock by Shoaib Mohammad as Pakistan declared their second innings on 305/5 giving India a target of 453 runs. In reply, Sanjay Manjrelkar came up with a knock of 113*(243) runs, while Navjot Singh Sidhu also scored 85(155) runs as India scored 303/3 before the match was declared as a draw.
