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In the first ODI against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, 22-year-old Sai Sudharsan made his ODI – and India – debut, becoming the 253rd Indian player to receive an ODI cap.
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The southpaw, who plays for Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL, marked his international debut with an unbeaten half-century, scoring 55 runs off just 43 balls to carry the Men in Blue over the finishing line with eight wickets in hand, chasing a modest 117-run target.
As many as 21 players have received their ODI caps for India since the beginning of 2021. Let’s take a look at those players.
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Left-handed all-rounder Krunal Pandya and right-arm quick Prasidh Krishna were the first players to make their ODI debuts for India in 2021. Their debuts came against England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on March 23, 2021.
Here are the 21 ODI debutants for India since 2021:
| Player | India Cap No. | Opponent | Date | Venue | Result |
| Krunal Pandya | 233 | England | March 23, 2021 | MCA Stadium, Pune | Won by 66 runs |
| Prasidh Krishna | 234 | ||||
| Ishan Kishan | 235 | Sri Lanka | July 18, 2021 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Won by 7 wickets |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 236 | ||||
| Rahul Chahar | 237 | Sri Lanka | July 23, 2021 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Lost by 3 wickets |
| Krishnappa Gowtham | 238 | ||||
| Nitish Rana | 239 | ||||
| Chetan Sakariya | 240 | ||||
| Sanju Samson | 241 | ||||
| Venkatesh Iyer | 242 | South Africa | January 19, 2022 | Boland Park, Paarl | Lost by 31 runs |
| Deepak Hooda | 243 | West Indies | February 6, 2022 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Won by 6 wickets |
| Avesh Khan | 244 | West Indies | July 24, 2022 | Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | Won by 2 wickets |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 245 | South Africa | October 6, 2022 | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | Lost by 9 runs |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 246 | ||||
| Shahbaz Ahmed | 247 | South Africa | October 9, 2022 | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | Won by 7 wickets |
| Arshdeep Singh | 248 | New Zealand | November 25, 2022 | Eden Park, Auckland | Lost by 7 wickets |
| Umran Malik | 249 | ||||
| Kuldeep Sen | 250 | Bangladesh | December 4, 2022 | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | Lost by 1 wicket |
| Mukesh Kumar | 251 | West Indies | July 27, 2023 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | Won by 5 wickets |
| Tilak Varma | 252 | Bangladesh | September 15, 2023 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Lost by 6 runs |
| Sai Sudharsan | 253 | South Africa | December 17, 2023 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Won by 8 wickets |
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