Those 7 batsmen of the world…who scored a double century in the first test of their career, Foster's world record has been standing for 120 years

New Delhi. Debut test match is the most emotional and stressful moment in the life of any cricketer. Big legends of the world have been out for zero in their first match, but in the 149 year history of cricket, there have been some 'chosen' warriors who immortalized their very first innings in the pages of history. So far in the history of Test cricket, there have been only seven batsmen who have achieved the feat of scoring a double century in their debut match. Let's take a look at the epic story of these seven legends who made the world their fans as soon as they stepped on the crease.

The tradition of scoring a double century in the debut test was started by England batsman Reginald Foster. In the year 1903, he played a huge inning of 287 runs against Australia in Sydney. Even after more than 120 years have passed, the world record for the highest score in a debut test is still in the name of Foster. Interestingly, he was also the only captain to play both football and cricket for England.

Lawrence Rowe is the only player to score a century on debut in both the innings.
Lawrence Roe, considered the style icon of West Indies, made his debut against New Zealand in Kingston. He scored 214 runs in the first innings and scored 100 unbeaten runs in the second innings as well. He is the only batsman in the world who scored a century (a double) in both the innings of his debut test. Seeing his batting, the great Gary Sobers had said that he had never seen a technically capable batsman like Rowe.

Brendon Kuruppu played an inning of 201 runs
Sri Lankan wicketkeeper batsman Brendon Kuruppu had achieved this feat against New Zealand in Colombo. This double century of Kuruppu was an example of restraint. He batted for 777 minutes and faced 548 balls to score 201 runs. He is the first and only wicketkeeper batsman to score a double century on debut.

Matthew Sinclair played a match winning inning of 214 runs against dangerous bowlers.
New Zealand batsman Matthew Sinclair played an innings of 214 runs in Wellington against the dangerous bowlers of West Indies. His innings gave a big victory to New Zealand. Sinclair had demonstrated classic shots in his innings, although his career was full of ups and downs later, but his debut is still recorded in the golden pages of Kiwi cricket.

Jack Rudolph has played the biggest innings on debut for South Africa
South African left-handed batsman Jack Rudolph had scored unbeaten 222 runs against Bangladesh in Chittagong. Batting at number three, Rudolph made a record partnership of 429 runs with Boeta Depennaar. This is the highest score made by any South African batsman on debut. Rudolph hit 29 fours and two sixes in 383 balls.

Kyle Myers is the only batsman to score a double century on debut in the fourth innings.
One of the most miraculous debuts of modern cricket was that of Kyle Myers. Chasing the target of 395 runs in the fourth innings against Bangladesh in Chittagong, Myers scored an unbeaten 210 runs. He is the only batsman in the world to score a double century on debut in the fourth innings. Thanks to his innings, West Indies registered the biggest win while chasing runs in Asia. Myers had hit 20 fours and seven sixes in 310 balls.

Conway scored a double century by hitting a six in his debut test.
In recent years, Devon Conway played a memorable inning of 200 runs against England at the Mecca of cricket 'Lord's'. Conway broke the record made by Sourav Ganguly on his debut at Lord's. He completed his double century by hitting a six, which shows his fearless mentality. Conway played this innings in the first innings with the help of 22 fours and one six in 347 balls.