Rohit Sharma dismissed on duck against RR's Trent Boult (AP Photo)
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is considered to be batter's paradise where the pressure to score quickly often leads to aggressive batting from the moment players step onto the pitch. In this cash-rich league, where every run counts and matches can be decided by small margins, getting out on a duck can be a nightmare scenario for any batsman.
In the IPL getting out for a 'duck' is disappointing and frustrating for any batsman and to see Rohit Sharma's name in this list is shocking, he has a total of 17 ducks in IPL now and has surpassed Dinesh Karthik's unwanted record.
In the 14th match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the iconic Wankhede Stadium RR won the toss and invited MI to bat first, Rohit Sharma opening the batting got out on a duck.
Rohit Sharma Surpasses 'Unwanted' Record:
Players | Most ducks in IPL |
---|---|
Rohit Sharma* | 17 |
Dinesh Karthik | 17 |
Glenn Maxwell | 15 |
Piyush Chawla | 15 |
Mandeep Singh | 15 |
Sunil Narine | 15 |
- Rohit Sharma has been in horrible luck lately and has the most ducks in IPL, Rohit Sharma popularly known as 'Hitman' has led MI to five-time IPL champions.
- Dinesh Karthik has been dismissed on ducks 17 times in 221 innings he seasoned Indian cricketer, holds the record for the most ducks in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
At the time of writing MI score is 77/5 with Tilak Varma fighting at the ground to make a decent total for MI.