12 Players who got off the mark with a six in Test cricket

#9 Dhananjaya de Silva

Dhananjaya de Silva is the only Sri Lankan to feature on this list

Right-handed all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva made his debut for Sri Lanka in the Pallekele Test versus Australia on July 26, 2016.

Coming in to bat at number six, Silva watchfully negotiated the first four balls and danced down the track on the fifth, hitting through the line, to beautifully loft Steven O'Keefe's off-spinner over mid-off for six, thus setting the ball rolling as far as his Test career is concerned.

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#8 Mark Craig

Mark Craig is the only man to have hit his first ball in Test cricket for a six

The only man in the history of Test cricket to have the first ball he faced for a maximum, Kiwi off-spinner Mark Craig is a standout on this list.

Batting on debut against the Windies in Kingston, Jamaica on June 8, 2014, the right arm offie who bats left-handed, cleanly hit Suleimann Benn for a six over long-off. It was one of the only two balls he faced in his debut match as the Kiwis declared after him scoring a single on his next ball.