5 cricketers who had an impactful Test debut in 2018

#4 Prithvi Shaw

Prithvi Shaw was named the player of the series in his debut series against West Indies

The indifferent form of the Indian openers in the Test series against England saw India's Under 19 World Cup winning captain making his Test debut against West Indies at Rajkot at the age of 19.

The opener from Mumbai smashed the West Indies bowling attack on his debut and scored a brilliant 134 at a strike rate of 154.

He followed up his century with an innings of 70 and an unbeaten 33 at Hyderabad. He guided India to an easy 2-0 win over the West Indies.

Prithvi Shaw was named the Player of the Series for scoring 237 runs at an average of 118.50 and an impressive strike rate of 94.05.

Shaw has made an excellent start to his international career and was all set to open the innings against Australia. However, an ankle injury him out of the Australian tour.