5 Famous Batsmen who scored a duck on their birthday: Birthday is the most valuable day in a person’s life, which is generally celebrated once a year and whenever an international player’s birthday coincides with a big-match day, the expectations from the fans and supporters rises high for the birthday boy. Batsmen are expected to make a big score while bowlers are to get wickets. But there have been a few renowned batsmen who disappointed their fans by not even opening their account. Some of them even scored a golden duck and neither did they trouble the scorers. Below are the most famous names who could not live up to the expectations of fans and supporters on their birthday.
5. Shahid Afridi
It was the group match of the recently concluded ICC World Cup at Brisbane against Zimbabwe. Afridi, who was on his 35th birthday came at the crease when the score was 127 for 4. But he lasted only two balls and it was 127 for 5. This was his 30th duck in ODIs (2nd most in ODIs).
4. Andrew Flintoff
It was a Test match moment in 2003 when England and Srilanka are facing off at Galle. England were batting at the 4th innings and are trying to save the test match. Flintoff who was feeling the pressure could not held his nerves and Chaminda Vaas was able to get on top of him. The birthday boy (26th) departed for a duck after cut straight to the hands of Hashan Tillakaratne.
3. Tamim Iqbal
He became the first batsman to be dismissed for a duck in T20Is on birthday. The match was against Hong Kong which was the last qualifying match of the ICC World T20 2014. It was his 25th birthday.
2. Jacques Kallis
Kallis, the legend turned 38 on that day when he did not have much to celebrate. He was out for a duck when a ball from Junaid Khan came back and struck him on his pads. It looked plumb and the umpire didn’t take much time in raising his finger. Kallis walked off without waiting for the thought of review.
1. Axar Patel
This was not a long ago when the youngster was playing the triangular series in Australia just before the ICC World Cup 2015. He was on his 21st birthday when he had to return to the pavilion with a second-ball duck. The match was against Australia when the deadly Mitchell Starc bowled a Yorker right on his toes and he was out LBW. Two days later he got a golden duck against England.