World's top-5 batsmen to be dismissed for zero in T20I debut, 3 Indians also included in the list

Ever since the introduction of T20 cricket, the game of cricket has gained more popularity. T20 cricket is different in many ways compared to other forms of cricket. In this format of cricket, players have a big chance to make their mark in a very short time. Today's emerging young player wants to make a career in T20 cricket. Many players shine in their initial matches and many players also feel disappointed. There were also many legendary players in world cricket who were dismissed for zero in their international T20 debut match.

Prithvi Shaw
Indian team opener Prithvi Shaw played his debut T20 match against Sri Lanka in 2021. Everyone expected big innings from Prithvi. But Prithvi Shaw, who came out to open the innings, lost his wicket on the very first ball of Dushmantha Chamira and could not do anything special in his debut T20 match.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni
You must have been quite surprised to see the name of former Indian team captain and best wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni on this list. But it is true that Dhoni got out for 0 in his first T20 match. In 2006, Dhoni played the first T20 match against South Africa. This was also the first T20 match for Team India. In this match, Mahendra Singh Dhoni came out to bat at number four from the Indian team and returned to the pavilion without opening the account.

KL Rahul
KL Rahul, the best batsman on the Indian team, is considered a strong batsman in T20. But the start of his international T20 career was not very special. In 2016, KL Rahul made his T20 debut against Zimbabwe. In his very first T20 match, KL Rahul was dismissed without opening an account.

Mahila Jayawardene
Former Sri Lankan captain and best batsman Mahela Jayawardene played his T20 debut against England in 2006. Jayawardene's performance in this match was not as expected and he returned to the pavilion after getting out for zero in his debut T20.

Michael Vaughan
Former English captain and batsman Michael Vaughan was also dismissed for zero in his first T20 match. He played only 2 international T20 matches in his career. Vaughan was dismissed on the very first ball of his T20 career. Both times Vaughan was dismissed by Australian bowler Symonds.