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Zeroes before heroes

Players who made a pair on debut before carving solid Test careers

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<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13399.html">Graham Gooch</a> (England)<br> <b>Tests:</b> 118 <b>Runs</b> 8900<br> Ended up as the most prolific scorer in top-class cricket, with over 67,000 runs  Getty Images
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48124.html">Marvan Atapattu</a> (Sri Lanka)<br> <b>Tests:</b> 90 <b>Runs</b> 5502<br> When he retired in 2007, he had six Test double centuries - only Bradman, Hammond and Lara had more at that time  Getty Images
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<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42605.html">Saeed Anwar</a> (Pakistan)<br> <b>Tests:</b> 55 <b>Runs</b> 4052<br> Ended up as one of Pakistan's greatest and most elegant openers  Saeed Khan / ALLSPORT
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38258.html">Ken Rutherford</a> (New Zealand)<br> <b>Tests:</b> 56 <b>Runs</b> 2465<br> Went on to not just become a regular in the New Zealand side, but captained it as well  Getty Images
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33062.html">GS Ramchand</a> (India)<br> <b>Tests:</b> 33 <b>Runs</b> 1180<br> Captained India to their first Test victory over Australia in 1959-60  Getty Images
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