Three players with most ducks in Indian T20 League

The Indian T20 League 2023 (ITL 2023) is approaching and the mini-auction saw the teams roping in players, from England in specific for record-breaking bids. For the unversed, it was Sam Curran who made it to the Punjab franchise for a whopping INR 18.5 crore and one could understand that it might be overpriced. 

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With just weeks to go for the series and with fans already putting up various stats on the internet, we decided to handpick three players with the most ducks in the T20 extravaganza. Surprisingly, there were too many shocking names on the list and Piyush Chawla, the veteran Indian spinner stands third with 13 ducks to his name. 

Here are the three players with the most ducks in ITL history:

3) Piyush Chawla (13)

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ITL: Piyush Chawla (Image Source: Twitter)

Piyush Chawla, the veteran Indian spinner, would go down as one of the best spinners in the highly-competitive tournament and one could understand that the player is underrated, given the stats that he possesses with the ball in the contest. The most iconic moment for Chawla came in the 2014 finals when he hit the winning runs for Kolkata against the Punjab franchise. 

With 13 ducks to his name, Chawla stands third on the list with a batting average of 11.68. However, Harbhajan Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Parthiv Patel, Ajinkya Rahane and Ambati Rayudu have as many ducks, although they boast a better average. 

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2) Rohit Sharma (14)

ITL: Rohit Sharma (Image Source: Twitter)

There is no one in the world at present who could doubt Rohit Sharma’s capability to open the innings but as far as the Indian T20 League is concerned, the batter has not been at his best despite scoring a few good scores at times and a high score of 109. 

However, Rohit has 14 ducks to his name, an unwanted record in his domestic career although one could understand that he has played 227 matches in the competition amassing 5879 runs to his name at an average of 30.30 and a strike rate of 129.89. 

1) Mandeep Singh (14)

ITL: Mandeep Singh (Image Source: Twitter)

Mandeep Singh stands alongside the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma with 14 ducks to his name and the player, however, has given his best whenever he got an opportunity to showcase his skills. With 1692 runs to his name in 108 matches, Mandeep flaunts a good Indian T20 League record. 

However, despite boasting a few good stats as a proper batter, the joint-most number of ducks in the tournament comes as a black mark in his Indian T20 League records. To add more, his last game against Hyderabad in the 2022 edition ended in dismay as he bagged his 14th duck on the day.