5 Indian Cricketers who scored a duck in their first ODI but became legends

Morning shows the day is an idiom which isn't always applicable in sports. This is because every sport allows its players to make a comeback. While someone don't start well but redeem themselves, some get off to resounding starts but dip in the future.

On that note, let us a look at five Indian cricketers who were out for a duck in their ODI debut but went on to become legends.

5 Indian cricketers who scored a duck in their first ODI but became legends:

 VVS Laxman

VVS Laxman made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on April 9, 1998. He batted at No. 3 and was out for nought off the third ball he faced as Pommie Mbangwa got him out LBW in the fourth over at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.

Laxman, however, did not let the blip affect him. He did not get too many opportunities to play ODI cricket as he was considered a red-ball specialist.

 However, the right-handed batter finished with 2338 runs from 83 innings in ODI cricket at an average of 30.76. Laxman registered 10 fifties and six centuries in the 50-over format. He loved batting against Australia,  amassing four centuries in 19 innings against the Men in Yellow. In Tests, the Hyderabad batter aggregated 8781 runs from 134 matches at an average of 45.97.