Narendra Hirwani took 16 wickets on his Test debut against the West Indies in 1987-88 (8 for 61 and 8 for 75), a record that still stands for the best debut performance. This was an extraordinary achievement by a relatively unknown leg-spinner. V. Raju, Rajesh Chauhan, and Arshad Ayub were also Indian spinners from that era but none matched this debut record - Hirwani's 16-wicket haul is legendary.