5 Indians who made their ODI debuts against Australia but faded away too soon

#3 Rohan Gavaskar

Rohan Gavaskar took a brilliant catch in his debut game against Australia

Rohan Gavaskar has always had to be contend with high expectations from cricket fans due to the cricketing exploits of his illustrious father. When he was eventually selected for the three-nation ODI series in Australia in 2004, it seemed that he had finally made it to the big stage.

A month shy of his 28th birthday when he made his debut against Australia at Melbourne, he only got to bat five deliveries towards the end of the innings, but made it up with his bowling that was instrumental in India's win in that game.

Gavaskar's accurate left-arm orthodox spin proved to be a tough ask for the star-studded Australian batting lineup as he ended with 1-56 in his 9 overs. He also took a brilliant catch off his own bowling to dismiss the dangerous Andrew Symonds. However, his batting never really took off from there and he played the last of his 11 ODIs the same year.