How all the nations fared on their Test debut

Pakistan (vs India): 16-18 Oct, 1952 (4-day match)

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Result: India (372) beat Pakistan (150 & 152) by an innings and 70 runs

Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Interestingly, despite being Pakistan’s first Test match, only 9 Pakistani players made their debut, as two Pakistani players had already played Test cricket for undivided India. Vinoo Mankad’s 13 wickets in the match led the way for India, who went to win the match by an innings.

Ironically, Mankad was also India’s opening batsman, but contributed only 11 runs with the bat. Hanif Mohammad scored a half-century (51) for Pakistan in the first innings, while India’s number 11, Ghulam Ahmed, scored 50 runs in India’s lone innings. For Pakistan, 7 players in the first innings, and 8 players in the second innings, had scores in single digits.