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Symonds sets unique record

Rajneesh Gupta | March 12, 2004

Andrew Symonds set a world record in the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Australia that almost went unnoticed from the eagle eyes of cricket statisticians the world over. The Aussie became the 388th player to don the 'baggy' green cap for Australia in Tests.

Andrew SymondsMore significantly, he did so after playing 94 One-Day Internationals. Symonds now holds the world record of making a Test debut after appearing in 94 ODIs.

Incidentally, the previous record was also held by an Australian. Adam Gilchrist had appeared in 76 ODI matches before making his debut in Test cricket.

The following table lists players with most ODI appearances before Test debut:

ODIsPlayer (Country)ODI DebutTest Debut
94A Symonds (Aus)v Pak, Lahore - 1998v SL, Galle - 2004
76AC Gilchrist (Aus)v SA, Faridabad - 1996v Pak, Brisbane - 1999
73Yuvraj Singh (Ind)v Ken, Nairobi Gym - 2000v NZ, Mohali - 2003
66Shahid Afridi (Pak)v Ken, Nairobi Aga - 1996v Aus, Karachi - 1998
60RR Singh (Ind)v WI, Port-of-Spain - 1989v Zim, Harare - 1998
55GR Larsen (NZ)v Ind, Dunedin - 1990v Eng, Nottingham - 1994
48BB McCullumv Aus, Sydney - 2002v SA, Hamilton - 2004
47UDU Chandana (SL)v Aus, Sharjah - 1994v Pak, Dhaka - 1999
45SB Styris (NZ)v Ind, Rajkot - 1999v WI, St George's - 2002
42PD Collingwood (Eng)v Pak, Birmingham - 2001v SL, Galle - 2003



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