San Francisco: Anirban Lahiri indicated he is ready to make his presence felt at the highest level, as he made a sensational debut at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play, beating higher-ranked Ryan Palmer of the US for a 4&2 win in Group 6.


India's Anirban Lahiri hits his tee shot on the fourth hole during Round 1 of the World Golf Championship in California yesterday 

In the second set of matches, Lahiri will meet Justin Rose, while Marc Leishman meets Palmer. In the other match in the Group, Leishman stunned Rose 2&1 to throw the Group wide open.