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Sai Sudharsan Joins Unwanted List With Duck on Test Debut vs England
Follow UsThe Tamil Nadu batter was caught down leg side to give Ben Stokes his first wicket
Sai Sudharsan received his maiden Test cap from Cheteshwar Pujara ahead of Day 1 of the first Test against England at Headingley. However, what followed is something he would want to forget. He was dismissed for a four-ball duck, caught down the leg side off the last ball before lunch.
Sudharsan was in excellent form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, having scored 759 runs for Gujarat Titans (GT). He would have wanted to continue from where he left off, but he failed to get off the mark.
In doing so, he joins an unwanted list of Indian cricketers to get out for a duck in their first innings in Test cricket.
Indian batters to get out for a duck in their first innings in Tests
GR Viswanath vs AUS, Kanpur, 1969
Kris Srikkanth vs ENG, Mumbai, 1981
Devang Gandhi vs NZ, Mohali, 1999
Vijay Bharadwaj vs NZ, Mohali, 1999
Sai Sudharsan vs ENG, Leeds, 2025
*Among top six batters
His wicket saw India slip to 92/2 at lunch on Day 1. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul put on 91 for the first wicket - the highest opening wicket for India at Headingley.