In the third Test match between India and England in Rajkot, debutant Sarfaraz Khan went onto smash two fifties and recorded a total of 130 runs. Sarfaraz Khan in the first innings unfortunately got run out at the score of 62, in the second innings due to declaration by Team India, he was left unbeaten at 68*. 

Here, in this article we will have a look at the list of batters who went onto score two fifties in their debut Test match for India and more.

Players to smash two fifties in debut Test for India (in men's cricket):

  • Dilawar Hussain (59, 57) vs England in Kolkata, 1934
  • Sunil Gavaskar (65, 67*) vs West Indies in Port of Spain, 1971
  • Shreyas Iyer (105, 65) vs New Zealand in Kanpur, 2021
  • Sarfaraz Khan (62, 68*) vs England in Rajkot, 2024

Sarfaraz Khan became only the fourth player to score fifty-plus runs in both innings of Test match for India.

Most runs for an Indian batter in debut Test match (in men's cricket):

  • Shikhar Dhawan - 187 vs Australia in Mohali, 2013
  • Rohit Sharma - 177 vs West Indies in Kolkata, 2013
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal - 171 vs West Indies in Port of Spain, 2023
  • Shreyas Iyer - 170 vs New Zealand in Kanpur, 2021
  • Lala Amarnath - 156 vs England in Mumbai, 1933
  • Abbas Ali Baig - 138 vs England in Manchester, 1959
  • Gundappa Viswanath - 137 vs Australia in Kanpur, 1969
  • Virender Sehwag - 136 vs South Africa in Bloemfontein, 2001
  • Prithvi Shaw - 134 vs West Indies in Rajkot, 2018
  • Surinder Amarnath - 133 vs New Zealand in Auckland, 1976
  • Sunil Gavaskar - 132 vs West Indies in Port of Spain, 1971
  • Sourav Ganguly - 131 vs England in Lord's, 1996
  • Sarfaraz Khan - 130 vs England in Rajkot, 2024