Showing posts with label debut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label debut. Show all posts

Thursday, October 16, 2008

First wicket is the best wicket

For many bowlers dismissing Sachin Tendulkar is a dream come true. But when a bowler gets Sachin Tendulkar as his first wicket in his career, his joy knows no bounds. The bowler will never forget that moment. 8 bowlers got the opprtunity of dismissing Sachin Tendulkar as their first test wicket.
Hansie Cronje(SA) in 1992-93, Ujesh Ranchod(Zim) in 1992-93, Ruwan Kalpage(SL) in 1993-94, Mark Ealham(ENG) in 1996, Neil Johnson(Zim) in 1998-99, Jacob Oram(NZ) in 2002-03, Monty Panesar(ENG) in 2005-06 and Cameron White(AUS) in 2008-09 got Sachin as their first test wicket. Hansie Cronje got the opportunity in his 2nd test where as the others in their debut matches.