Bowlers to pick wicket off first ball of Test career since 1991, only 1 Indian in list

Richard Illingworth (South Africa) dismissed Phil Simmons off the first ball of his Test career in 1991. Image Source : Getty

Nilesh Kulkarni (India) got rid of Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) off his very first ball in Tests in 1997. Image Source : Twitter

Chamila Gamage (Sri Lanka) took the wicket of Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) off the first ball of his Test career in 2002. Image Source : Getty

Nathan Lyon (Australia) sent Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) back to the pavilion off his very first ball in Tests in 2011. Image Source : Getty

Shaminda Eranga (Sri Lanka) dismissed Shane Watson (Australia) on his debut off the very first ball in 2011. Image Source : Getty

Dane Piedt (South Africa) dismissed Mark Vermuelen (Zimbabwe) off his first ball in Tests in 2014. Image Source : Getty

Hardus Viljoen (South Africa) dismissed Alastair Cook (England) on debut off his first ball in Tests in 2016. Image Source : Getty

Nijat Masood (Afghanistan) stunned Zakir Hasan (Bangladesh) off his first ball in Tests in 2023. Image Source : Twitter

Shamar Joseph (West Indies) got rid of Steve Smith (West Indies) off his very first ball in Tests in 2024 Image Source : Getty

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