India Vs England: Sarfaraz Khan To Hardik Pandya, Fastest Fifties On Test Debut For India; In Pics

Sarfaraz got his Test cap after a long wait and he made most of it by hitting a fiery fifty and in the process, also entered the history books. (Image: ANI) 

He has scored the fastest fifty on Test debut for India, hitting a fifty in just 42 balls in the match vs England in Chennai in the year 1934. (Image: X)

In the independent India, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has hit the fastest fifty for the country, doing it in just 48 balls. This knock came against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2017. (Image: X/@icc)

Making his debut in the third Test vs England in Rajkot, Sarfaraz played a good hand, and scored a fifty in the process before getting run out. He joins this elite list as the third-fastest batter to score a fifty on India Test debut. (Image: ANI)

India's opening batter Shikhar Dhawan had slammed a fifty in same number of balls vs Australia in Mohali in 2013. He is the fourth-fastest to the milestone on debut. (Image: ANI)

Rajkot saw one more batter score one of the fastest fifties for India in the Tests. He was Prithvi Shaw who had scored these runs in just 56 balls. It was against West Indies in 2018. (Image: ANI)