How all the nations fared on their Test debut

Bangladesh (vs India): 10-13 Nov, 2000

A Bangladesh fan arrives for the first match

Result: Bangladesh (400 & 91) lost to India (429 & 64/1) by 9 wickets

Venue: Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Aminul Islam Bulbul scored a century on debut for first-timers Bangladesh, as he top scored in the match with his first innings knock of 145. That wasn’t enough for the hosts though as the visiting Indian team thumped them by 9 wickets.

Sunil Joshi was India’s star with both bat and ball, taking 5 wickets in Bangladesh’s first innings and then top-scoring for India with 92 runs in their first innings with the bat. This was the only match played in India’s tour of Bangladesh that year. At this point in time, barring the inaugural Test where both countries were debuting, England and India remained the only two countries against which any other country had played their first Test match.