From KL Rahul To Shubman Gill: India's Test Debutants vs Australia Since 2000 - Where Are They Now?

The Australian soil has served as a place where many Indians have made their names in cricket, be it Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh etc. This country has also served as a starting place of many careers in Test and international cricket as a whole for several Indian stars. With India putting faith in some promising youngsters for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy this time around, it could very well mark a starting point for players like Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy (in Tests) and Abhimanyu Easwaran. Their exploits in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic cricket earned them a place in the squad and they are just a few steps away from a potential debut in international or Test cricket.

Here is a look at some players who started off their careers in Australia and where they are now:

Irfan Pathan (2003)

The pace bowling all-rounder made his international debut with the Test format in December 2003 at the age of just 19. His debut Test was an iconic win at Adelaide, thanks to a game-changing double ton by Rahul Dravid, who scored 233 and made 72* in the second innings to chase down 230 runs. India managed to draw the series 1-1.

Pathan's debut Test saw him score just one run and take a wicket for 160 runs across both innings. He played 173 matches across all formats for India till 2012, scoring 2,821 runs with a century and 21 fifties at an average of 26.12 and picking up 301 wickets. He also won the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013 with India.

Now, Pathan is making a living for himself as a commentator and cricket expert.

Vinay Kumar (2012)

Vinay Kumar made his Test debut under MS Dhoni's captaincy in 2012 at Perth. This was his only Test outing in which he picked up a