Naman Dhir created history in his debut match, became only the third Indian to achieve this feat in T20 International.

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IND vs WI: 26-year-old Naman Dhir got a chance to debut for India in the first T20 match being played against West Indies at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Naman Dheer has created history in his T20 International debut match itself. In this match, young off-spinner Naman Dheer forced the Caribbean batsmen to kneel with his magical bowling. Naman has created a stir by taking 3 wickets while bowling lethally in this match. With this he made a big record in his name. Naman Dhir has become only the third Indian spinner to take 3 or more wickets on T20 International debut.

Naman Dheer becomes the third Indian spinner to take 3 wickets in T20I debut match

In the first T20 match against West Indies, Naman Dhir took 3 wickets for 31 runs in his spell of 4 overs. With this strong performance, he has made his place in a very special and historical record list. Naman Dhir has become only the third Indian spinner in the history of T20 International cricket to take 3 or more wickets in his debut match. Before him, only two Indian spinners were able to achieve this feat in their debut match.

Pragyan Ojha is on top in this matter

Now Naman Dheer's name has also been included in the list of Indian spinners who bowled best on T20 International debut. At the top of this special list is Pragyan Ojha, who took 4 wickets for just 21 runs in his debut match against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge in 2009. After him, Akshar Patel is at second place in this list, who took 3 wickets for 17 runs in his T20 International debut match against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2015. Now, young off-spinner Naman Dheer has become the third player in this elite club, who bowled strongly against West Indies today at Lucknow ground and took 3 wickets for 31 runs.

Indian spinners who took 3 or more wickets on T20I debut

• 4/21 – Pragyan Ojha vs Bangladesh, Trent Bridge, 2009
• 3/17 – Axar Patel vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 2015
• 3/31 – Naman Dheer vs West Indies, Lucknow, 2026

Naman Dhir created a stir on the grounds of Ekana

After losing the toss and opting to bat first, the West Indies team looked to be in a strong position at one time, but Naman Dheer came in the middle overs and completely changed the course of the match. He broke the back of West Indies' batting by dismissing aggressive batsmen like Romario Shepherd and Shamar Springer. Due to this lethal bowling of Naman, the Indian team was successful in restricting West Indies to 171 runs.

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