ODI cricket is one of the most entertaining formats of the game, but it is challenging for any player to achieve success on a consistent basis in this form. The reason behind it is that the players need to have proper skills to succeed in this format.
Unlike T20 cricket, bits and pieces players generally do not perform well in the ODI format. This format also proves to be tough for the players who have great technique and have achieved success in other formats of the game.
Even in general, if a cricketer is having a hard time in the middle, it is challenging for him to get back to form. Sometimes, during a bad patch, the batters end up recording back-to-back ducks. In this listicle now, we will list down the two such Indian batters who recorded three consecutive scores of zero in their ODI career while batting in the positions of number 1 to 7.
1. Suryakumar Yadav became first Indian to record 3 consecutive golden ducks in ODI cricket
Nicknamed as India’s Mr. 360, Suryakumar Yadav holds the number one position in the ICC T20I Rankings for batters. However, the batter is having a tough time in the 50-over format right now. Yadav has recorded three ducks in his last three innings.
The matches happened during the series against the Australian cricket team earlier this month. Mitchell Starc scalped his wicket on the first ball in Mumbai and Vizag, and then, Ashton Agar dismissed him bowled out in the Chennai ODI.
2. Sachin Tendulkar
Indian batters (#1-7 position) out for duck in 3 consecutive ODI innings:
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) March 22, 2023
Sachin Tendulkar in 1994
Suryakumar Yadav in 2023
It may surprise a few fans, but the reality is that the only Indian who recorded three ducks in consecutive innings while batting in positions 1 to 7 before Yadav was Sachin Tendulkar. The Little Master recorded a duck in a match against Sri Lanka and then two ducks against West Indies in the year 1994.
