IPL is the biggest cricketing event in the world. Players from all across the world and international teams play together for different franchises. In cricket being out without scoring any runs is one of the most unfortunate experiences for a cricketer. So just imagine what batsmen will feel when he gets out for a duck in Indian Premier League. Here are the players with the most number of ducks in Indian Premier League history.
1. Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh is one of the best bowlers cricket has ever produced. This Indian international has played in all seasons of Indian Premier League and has represented three franchises so far. Harbhajan has played for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. With all the bowling records that is associated with his name, Harbhajan is also the player with most number of ducks in IPL history. Batted for a total of 88 innings in IPL history, Harbhajan has got out with scoring for a total of 13 times.
2. Parthiv Patel
Debuted in international cricket at the age of 16, Parthiv Patel has represented India in a lot of international matches. This now retired wicket-keeper batsman has played in IPL representing different franchises. Also Parthiv Patel has his name in this list as the player with the second of ducks in IPL history. Batting for a total of 137 IPL innings, Parthiv Patel got out 13 times without scoring any runs.
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3. Ajinkya Rahane
One of the best cricket players in the game right now, Ajinkya Rahane has orchestrated the victory to his national side as well as IPL franchise for a number of times in the past years. He has gone back to the pavilion without scoring any runs for a total of 13 times in the 140 innings he has batted.
4. Rohit Sharma
Can you believe that the name of Rohit Sharma is in this list? Rohit Sharma, who is one of the most fearsome batsmen in the history of cricket, has his name in the list at the fourth position. Rohit Sharma being the most successful captain in the IPL history has a number of batting records in IPL written in his name. He has also gone back to the pavilion for a total of 13 times in a total of 195innimgs he batted without scoring a single runs.
5. Piyush Chawla
Piyush Chawla is one of the best bowlers India has ever produced. He has orchestrated the victory to his team with some magic spin in a number of matches. Chawla is also one of the batsmen who has gotten out without scoring a single runs in IPL innings. For a total of 80 innings he batted, Chawla failed to score a single runs 12 times.
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List of players who scored most ducks in IPL history:
Position | Name | No. of Ducks |
1 | Harbhajan Singh | 13 |
2 | Parthiv Patel | 13 |
3 | Ajinkya Rahane | 13 |
4 | Ambati Rayadu | 13 |
5 | Rohit Sharma | 13 |
6 | Piyush Chawla | 12 |
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