4 teenage debutants who went on to make it big for India

Modified Oct 04, 2018 11:31 IST

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#2 Harbhajan Singh (17 years)

India v Aust X.jpg — Harbhajan had a brilliant doosra in his repertoire

One of the best spinners that India has ever produced, Harbhajan Singh made his Test debut at the tender age of 17. He made his Test debut soon after making his first-class debut, and played his first Test against Australia at Bengaluru in 1998.

Harbhajan was a true match winner. He has put in many match-winning performances for India, with one of his famous being the hat-trick against Australia which helped India to win the match and the series against the world-conquering Australian side.

Harbhajan played 103 Tests for India and took 417 wickets during those Test matches.

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