Indian Premier League has earned the reputation of being the flagship T20 league all around the world. One of the most prominent reasons for its success is because of the batting we have witnessed over the years. Batsmen have taken full advantage of the conditions and made merry with tons of runs. We already know who is the batsman that have the most runs, the most hundreds and the best strike rates. But have you ever wondered who are the top 5 cricketers with most ducks in IPL history?
In the 12 years of the IPL, who are those batsmen that have been dismissed the most maximum times with opening their account. Usually, the bowlers who bat down the order have the most noughts but in the IPL, that hasn’t been the case. Even some of the most leading batsmen of many franchises have walked back to the pavilion without any run scored. No batsman wants a duck next to their name as they always want to score runs for their side. Well, sometimes it just doesn’t go the way of the batsman and they head back to the dugout without adding any runs to the scoreboard.
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On that note, we take a lot at the top 5 cricketers with most ducks in IPL history:
5. Gautam Gambhir
One of the most successful captains in IPL history Gautam Gambhir too has 12 ducks in his IPL career. He has led the Kolkata Knight Riders to IPL victories in 2012 and 2014. Gambhir was generally considered to be a solid player but since he opened the innings he sometimes faced the best bowlers upfront.
This is a critical reason why he has so many ducks in his IPL career. Gambhir in 154 matches in the IPL scored 4217 runs in 12 ducks. Gambhir played for 2 franchises in his IPL career with were Delhi Daredevils (now known as Delhi Capitals) and Kolkata Knight Riders.
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4. Ambati Rayudu
Ambati Rayudu is one of the most underrated performers in the history of IPL. He has always put his hand up for his team and scored crucial runs. The right-handed batsman was an integral part of Chennai Super Kings when they became champions in 2018. Rayudu in his IPL career also has 12 ducks.
Rayudu probably has so many ducks because his role in his sides was always of someone who was asked to go after the bowling from ball one. He never was someone who played the role of an anchor in the innings. Rayudu used to chance his arm and sometimes lost his wicket without opening his account.
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3. Manish Pandey
The first-ever Indian to score a century in IPL also is one of the batsmen with most ducks. Manish Pandey has never been able to play for a long time in his IPL career for a particular team. He has played for five franchises since 2008 and also has 12 ducks to his name. Pandey has so far played 130 matches in IPL and has 2843 runs with 12 ducks.
The batsman from Karnataka has a very high-risk game and does not bother to keep the ball on the ground when batting. As a result, he ends up throwing his wicket away while playing the big shots. Pandey is undoubtedly a good T20 batsman but sometimes he doesn’t put enough price on his wicket.
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2. Parthiv Patel
Coming in at one at No. 2 is the left-handed opening batsman Parthiv Patel with 13 ducks. Parthiv usually goes hell for leather from ball one and as a result, it doesn’t often go his way. He has earned the reputation off getting his team off to a flyer in the first powerplay.
On his day, Parthiv can be an out match-winner but when a quality bowler bowls a good ball he has always been found wanting. In the 139 matches that he played in the IPL he has scored 2848 runs but unfortunately also has 13 ducks which are the joint-most. A record that surely Parthiv would not be proud of considering his ability with the bat.
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1. Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh, when he bats have nothing to lose and ends up throwing his bat at everything. The veteran off-spinner, who is a decent striker of the ball is always flirting with the boundary rope in an attempt to clear it. Harbhajan has so far managed to score 829 runs and went to the pavilion 13 times without disturbing the scorecard.
Harbhajan out of all the names is one an expected name in the list as he is always looking to slog and score valuable runs. The Turbinator in his IPL career has played for Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings and to his credit at times scored valuable runs for his team.
Harbhajan will be looking to add few more runs in his IPL career and would be hoping that manages to open his account in every innings that he bats.