5 eminent Indian cricketers who made their Test debut in England

#2 Abbas Ali Baig

Abbas Ali Baig (Fielding at slips)

Debut Test: Vs England at Old Trafford, July 23, 1959

Last Test: Vs West Indies at Eden Gardens, December 31, 1966

The man who holds the record of scoring a ton being the youngest player, in his maiden Test match, Abbas Ali Baig, made his Test career debut against England at Old Trafford, on July 23, 1959. In his debut match, Baig scored 112 in the fourth innings of the match for India. He also was the first Indian to achieve that feat outside India.

An interesting fact is there, that is Abbas Ali Baig was the first Indian cricketer to be kissed during a Test match. When Baig reached a half-century against Australia in the third Test, at Brabourne Stadium in 1960, a pretty young girl came running from the North Stand to greet him. The girl kissed Baig on his cheek.

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#3 Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble

Debut Test: Vs England at Old Trafford, August 9, 1990

Last Test: Vs Australia at Feroz Shah Kotla, October 29, 2008

India's greatest ever match-winner, Anil 'Jumbo' Kumble made his Test career debut against England at Old Trafford, on August 9, 1990. At his debut match, Kumble took 3 wickets in the first innings for India. Throughout his career, Kumble played 132 Tests and took 619 wickets which makes him one of the greatest spinners of all time in the world cricket history.

Kumble’s biggest achievement was the Delhi Test against Pakistan in 1999, where he destroyed the Pakistani batting line-up single-handedly. Kumble took all the 10 wickets and conceded only 74 runs.

In October 2012, Kumble was appointed as the chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee.