Top 3 highest individual scores by Indian players on ODI debut

One Day format can be said to be among the most challenging formats as it lies somewhere in between the Test format as well as the T20 format. India have been often known for their batting master class as well as having a well structured domestic circuit, which produces quality batters as well as bowlers.

The Indian cricket team is renowned throughout the world for producing some of the game’s most talented batsmen. Numerous batting heroes from Team India have made a significant contribution to the game of international cricket. The Indian superstars have dominated cricket with their amazing talent, whether they were batsmen in the past or today. Playing a great debut knock is also a dream for many debutants. Here are top three highest score on debut;

1. 100* –KL Rahul vs Zimbabwe at Harare in 2016

KL Rahul was a promising name before he went onto debut for India team. Rahul is one of India’s upcoming generation’s top opening batters. Rahul played for India in the Under-19 World Cup in 2010, and he later made his first-class debut. 

After taking some time to establish himself as a first-class cricket player, he had a breakthrough season in 2013–14. With 1033 runs, which included three centuries, three nineties, and a performance that earned him Man of the Match honors in the final, he helped Karnataka win the Ranji Trophy. He was given a chance to represent the Indian team in the year 2016 in ODI where he went on to score 100 not out against Zimbabwe.

2. 86 –Robin Uthappa vs England at Indore in 2006

As a batter, Robin Uthappa was captivating to watch, hard-hitting, well-versed in all available strokes, and unafraid to hit the ball in the air, perhaps to the point where controlling his stroke play proved difficult and kept him off the Indian squad for extended periods of time. Uthappa made his debut against England in 2006 in Indore where he went on to score a match defining 86 runs .

3. 82 –Brijesh Patel vs England at Leeds in 1974

Brijesh Patel, a spry right-handed middle-order batsman, who scored a ton of runs at the local level in the 1970s, was also India’s best outfielder. At his best, Patel was the ‘glamor boy’ of the sport and was capable of destroying the greatest bowling units. However, when bowlers’ circumstances were favorable, he was vulnerable to pace or the swinging ball, and he was exposed on the tours of England in 1974 and 1979 as well as Australia in 1977–1978.

But in his debut match against the England at Leeds in the year of 1974, Patel went onto register 82 runs in his match winning which stayed as a record for more than 30 years as a player with highest Individual score