New Zealand's classy all-rounder of the 1970s and 1980s, Jeremy Coney

Dean Elgar made his Test debut in Perth in 2012, but found the fiery Mitchell Johnson too hot to handle.

The South African top-order batsman made his debut in Perth in 2012, but found the fiery Mitchell Johnson too hot to handle. He was first caught behind and then trapped in front, making for a forgetful debut despite South Africa’s 309-run win. He left all that behind soon enough, scoring centuries against New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies in the 14 Tests he has played since. He has a healthy average of 37.65 and is in the process of finding a slot in a quality South African outfit.

Chamara Silva Bagging a pair wasn’t the way to go

He made his ODI debut as a 19 year old in 1999, but it was in 2006 that he made his Test debut, against New Zealand in Christchurch, after convincing the selectors with strong performances in the domestic circuit. Bagging a pair wasn’t the way to go – Franklin and Shane Bond dismissing him before he could get off the mark – but he was given leeway and in the second Test he scored a 61 and an unbeaten 152. In 11 Tests, the last of which was in 2008, he scored 537 runs at an average of 33.56.

James Franklin debut against Pakistan in Auckland in 2000

Franklin, an effective allrounder, couldn’t buy a run, first trapped in front by Saqlain Mushtaq and then bowled by Mohammad Sami. He was dropped after the series, but returned to the side in the mid-2000s – scoring an unbeaten 122 against South Africa in 2006 – and played the last of his 31 Tests in 2013 in South Africa.

Saeed Anwar had an inauspicious start to his Test career, against West Indies in Faisalabad in 1990.

Curtly Ambrose and then Ian Bishop dismissed him for zero even as he shone in One-Day Internationals, but he matched his ODI prowess when wearing whites soon after. He ended with 4052 runs in 55 Tests, at an average of 45.52 and 11 centuries one of those, an unbeaten 188, helping Pakistan to a 46-run win in the Kolkata Test in 1999.

Marvan Atapattu made his runless debut in 1990, against India in Chandigarh,

Atapattu join with Virender Sehwag, Javed Miandad, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting  in the list of batsmen with most 200-plus scores in Test cricket. His assiduousness was the perfect foil for the adventurous Sanath Jayasuriya, his opening partner for much of his career, but Atapattu had major hurdles to cross when he started out. He made his runless debut in 1990, against India in Chandigarh, where he was caught and bowled by Venkatapathi Raju in the first innings and then trapped in front by Kapil Dev. It took him till 1997 to get established in the side but, thereafter, there were runs aplenty – 90 Tests, an average of 39.02 and 16 centuries speak volumes of his class.

A more-than capable batsman

New Zealand Ken Rutherford managed just 12 runs in his first seven Test innings, having started out with a pair on debut against West Indies in Port of Spain when, as a 19 year old, he had the unenviable task of facing Malcolm Marshall. He was then run out in the second innings to cap a poor debut, but thereafter scored 2465 runs for New Zealand on his way to an average of 27.08 from 56 Tests.

Pair on Debut

Former England’s highest Test run-scorer, Gooch ended his 118-Test career with 8900 runs at an average of 42.58 and 20 centuries. All rather incredible, given that on Gooch’s debut in 1975, against Australia, Max Walker and Jeff Thomson sent him back for successive ducks. Pair on debut for Rajendra Chandrika, but he's part of a club that includes Graham Gooch, Marvan Atapattu and Saeed Anwar.

New Indian Cricket Team test captain Virat Kohli has come out and has a strong Vision and high ambitions with the side. He has a message for all opponents too.

Azhar Ali is the Man of the Match for his 104-ball 102 against Zimbabwe in the 2nd ODI at Lahore on 29th May 2015.