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It was a tale of two debutants on the opening day at the Eden Gardens, where the first of Sachin Tendulkar's final two Tests got under way early on Wednesday morning. While Mohammed Shami set the adjoining Ganges on fire by picking up four wickets to shoot out the West Indies for 234 in their first innings, Sheldon Cotterell, a strapping left-arm pacer from Jamaica, had a terrible day in the park.
In This Pic : Mohammad Shami
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Much like Cotterell's opening spell, the West Indies' batting, too, was all over the place on a dry Eden surface where the odd ball kept low. India's openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay had no problem whatsoever in negotiating a dozen overs, raking up 37 runs in the process, to take pole position.
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Shami, who became the 22nd Indian player to make his Test debut at the Eden Gardens, bowled with lot of heart on a docile track that didn't provide any lateral movement.
In This Pic : Mohammad Shami
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The Bengal pacer's maiden wicket was a gift from Kieran Powell. The left-handed opener, having successfully negotiated the new ball for 14 overs, tried an audacious pull off a bouncer that pitched on the off-stump and ended up top-edging it to mid-off.
In This Pic : Mohammad Shami, Marlon Samuels
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However, there was nothing fortuitous about Shami's next three wickets as he pegged back the stumps on each occasion, cutting the ball back into his victims and raising both arms in delirious celebration.
In This Pic : Mohammad Shami
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