Published: Dec 12, 2014, 02:26 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 12, 2014, 05:20 PM (IST)
Bowling at Adelaide Oval on debut, Karn Sharma missed out on a dubious record by five runs. Had he managed to reach there he would have been only the eighth bowler to concede 100 in each innings on debut. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at a plethora of lows Karn missed out on.
If Australia does not bat tomorrow (and they should not, given the situation of the Test) they would deprive Karn Sharma of a dubious “feat”. Of course, one may hold Virat Kohli “responsible” for this, since he replaced Karn with Ishant Sharma after a furious onslaught by Mitchell Marsh (in the process Kohli ended up getting three Sharmas — Karn, Rohit, and Ishant — to bowl consecutive overs).
To cut things short, Karn missed out on being the first Indian (and the eighth cricketer) to concede 100 runs in each innings on Test debut. He came agonisingly close, missing the dubious achievement by five runs. Below is the list of bowlers with two “tons” on Test debut (do note that Karn would have finished with four for 238 (or more runs), which would have made his figures worse than Steve O’Keefe’s, who holds the record for the list):
Bowlers conceding 100 in each innings on debut — a record Karn Sharma missed out on
|
Bowler |
Against |
Venue |
Season |
Innings 1 |
Innings 2 |
Combined |
|
Douglas Carr |
Australia |
The Oval |
1909 |
34-2-146-5 |
35-1-136-2 |
69-3-182-7 |
|
Tich Freeman |
Australia |
SCG |
1924-25 |
49-11-124-2 |
37-4-134-3 |
86-15-258-5 |
|
Frank Ward |
England |
The Gabba |
1936-37 |
36-3-138-2 |
46-16-102-6 |
82-19-240-8 |
|
Alf Valentine |
England |
Old Trafford |
1950 |
50-14-104-8 |
56-22-100-3 |
106-36-204-11 |
|
Abdur Rehman |
South Africa |
Karachi |
2007-08 |
31-3-105-4 |
38-6-105-4 |
69-9-210-8 |
|
Jason Krejza |
India |
Nagpur |
2008-09 |
43.5-1-215-8 |
31-3-143-4 |
74.5-4-358-12 |
|
Steven O’Keefe |
Pakistan |
Dubai |
2014-15 |
30-3-107-2 |
27-3-112-2 |
57-6-219-4 |
|
Karn Sharma |
Australia |
Adelaide Oval |
2014-15 |
33-1-143-2 |
16-2-95-2 |
49-3-238-4 |
|
Freeman and Ward made their debut in matches with eight-ball overs |
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Karn also had a shot at the most runs conceded on debut, but Jason Krejza beat him (and others) to it by a substantial margin. Krejza, however, had 14 wickets to his name. Karn, however, is perched at fifth position, marginally behind Frank Ward’s tally:
Most runs conceded on debut
|
Bowler |
Against |
Venue |
Season |
Innings 1 |
Innings 2 |
Combined |
|
Jason Krejza |
India |
Nagpur |
2008-09 |
43.5-1-215-8 |
31-3-143-4 |
74.5-4-358-12 |
|
Douglas Carr |
Australia |
The Oval |
1909 |
34-2-146-5 |
35-1-136-2 |
69-3-182-7 |
|
Tich Freeman |
Australia |
SCG |
1924-25 |
49-11-124-2 |
37-4-134-3 |
86-15-258-5 |
|
Frank Ward |
England |
The Gabba |
1936-37 |
36-3-138-2 |
46-16-102-6 |
82-19-240-8 |
|
Karn Sharma |
Australia |
Adelaide Oval |
2014-15 |
33-1-143-2 |
16-2-95-2 |
49-3-238-4 |
|
Freeman and Ward made their debut in matches with eight-ball overs |
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The next Indian on the list is Sarandeep Singh, with 71-17-206-6 |
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Though no Indian has done this on debut, seven have done it in their careers (on 14 occasions). Anil Kumble has done it five times alone, taking 41 wickets in the process. Manoj Prabhakar’s performance at Eden Park remains the worst figures of the lot (though Karn had a chance of beating him).
Indians conceding 100 in each innings — another record Karn Sharma missed out on
|
Bowler |
Against |
Venue |
Season |
Innings 1 |
Innings 2 |
Combined |
|
Subhash Gupte |
West Indies |
Green Park |
1958-59 |
34.3-11-102-9 |
23-2-121-1 |
57.3-13-223-10 |
|
EAS Prasanna |
West Indies |
Chepauk |
1966-67 |
41-11-118-2 |
37-9-106-3 |
78-20-224-5 |
|
EAS Prasanna |
Australia |
The Gabba |
1967-68 |
38-6-114-2 |
33.4-9-104-6 |
71.4-15-218-8 |
|
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar |
West Indies |
Chinnaswamy |
1974-75 |
28-5-112-4 |
23-3-102-2 |
51-8-214-6 |
|
Manoj Prabhakar |
Pakistan |
Karachi |
1989-90 |
34.5-6-104-5 |
30-4-107-1 |
64.5-10-211-6 |
|
Manoj Prabhakar |
New Zealand |
Eden Park |
1989-90 |
29.2-3-123-3 |
38-6-118-1 |
67.2-9-241-4 |
|
Manoj Prabhakar |
Australia |
WACA |
1991-92 |
32.5-9-101-5 |
32-4-116-1 |
64.5-13-217-6 |
|
Javagal Srinath |
South Africa |
Eden Gardens |
1996-97 |
37-7-107-2 |
24.2-2-101-1 |
61.2-9-208-3 |
|
Anil Kumble |
West Indies |
Queen’s Park Oval |
1996-97 |
39-8-104-5 |
40-9-109-2 |
79-17-213-7 |
|
Anil Kumble |
England |
Motera |
2001-02 |
51-13-115-7 |
38-5-118-3 |
89-18-233-10 |
|
Anil Kumble |
Australia |
SCG |
2003-04 |
46.5-7-141-8 |
42-8-138-4 |
88.5-15-279-12 |
|
Anil Kumble |
Pakistan |
Faisalabad |
2005-06 |
35.2-5-150-3 |
21-3-118-1 |
56.2-8-268-4 |
|
Anil Kumble |
Australia |
SCG |
2007-08 |
25.3-0-106-4 |
40-3-148-4 |
65.3-3-254-8 |
|
Harbhajan Singh |
South Africa |
Chepauk |
2007-08 |
44.5-4-164-5 |
34-1-101-3 |
78.5-5-265-8 |
|
Karn Sharma |
Australia |
Adelaide Oval |
2014-15 |
33-1-143-2 |
16-2-95-2 |
49-3-238-4 |
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Prasanna (at Eden Park) bowled in a Test with eight-ball overs |
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(Abhishek Mukherjee is the Chief Editor and Cricket Historian at CricketCountry. He blogs here and can be followed on Twitter here.)
