Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Saransh Jain Joins Mohammed Shami on Rare IPL Debut List
Saransh Jain made his debut for India before playing in the IPL.
This is very unusual because the IPL began in 2008.
Only two other players are identified as having done the same.
They are Murali Vijay and Mohammed Shami.
Saransh is the third player overall on this list.
Among Test cricketers, he is the second.
Since 2008, 78 players have debuted for India without previously playing any international format.
These three players stand out because they reached India’s team before appearing in the IPL.
Saransh Jain became only the third player to debut for India before playing an IPL match.
He is the second Test cricketer to achieve the distinction.
Murali Vijay and Mohammed Shami are the only other players named as having done so.
Since the IPL began in 2008, 78 players have debuted for India in international cricket without previously playing any format.
The three players are described as unique outliers among India’s international debutants.
- Who
- Saransh Jain, along with Murali Vijay and Mohammed Shami, is associated with the rare achievement.
- What
- Jain debuted for India before playing a match in the Indian Premier League.
- When
- The comparison covers the period since the IPL began in 2008; no specific debut date is provided.
- Where
- The achievement concerns Indian international cricket and the Indian Premier League.
- Why
- It is notable because only three players are identified as having debuted for India before playing in the IPL.
- Player
- Saransh Jain
- Achievement
- Debuted for India before playing an IPL match
- Overall ranking
- Third player to achieve the feat since the IPL began
- Test ranking
- Second Test cricketer to achieve the feat
- Other players
- Murali Vijay and Mohammed Shami
- IPL starting year
- 2008
- International debutants
- 78 players debuted for India without previously playing any format