Top ten debut knocks in Test matches

3. Yasir Hameed (Pakistan – 170 & 105 vs Bangladesh, Karachi, August 2003)

Four months after Rudolph’s marathon knock at Chittagong, Bangladesh were once again at the receiving end of a batsman’s fury – this time against the impressive Yasir Hameed of Pakistan.

Coming in at No. 3, the youngster smashed 25 boundaries on his way to a scintillating 170 in his first international game for Pakistan. It enabled his side to post 346 in the first innings. Bangladesh fought back through a magnificent century from Habibul Bashar, but Hameed sealed the deal with another hundred in the chase, handing his side a seven-wicket win.

In the process, Yasir became only the second player to hit two consecutive Test hundreds against Bangladesh. Since then, he has been repeatedly ignored by the selectors and, at 35, a comeback is virtually impossible given the scheme of things in the Pakistani cricket establishment.