Getting out for a diamond duck is something that no batter enjoys irrespective of the format of the game. A golden duck or a duck with more than one ball faced is recorded majorly because of an error from the batter. However, a diamond duck is recorded when the batter gets run out due to misunderstanding or stumped out on a wide ball.
In case you didn’t know, a diamond duck in cricket means that the batter lost his wicket for zero runs without facing a single delivery. It is the unluckiest feeling for any batter. In this listicle today, we will look at the four Indian batters who have had this unlucky experience in Test cricket since the year 2000.
1. Umesh Yadav – Diamond duck vs. Australia, 2023
Current Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav is the latest name to feature on the list. He lost his wicket without facing a single ball on the fourth day of the ongoing Test match between the Indian cricket team and the Australian cricket team at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Yadav got run out by Peter Handscomb, with the opposite batter being Virat Kohli.
2. Jasprit Bumrah – Diamond duck vs. England, 2021
Another current Indian fast bowler to appear on the list is Jasprit Bumrah. The pacer got run out on 0 (0) in his first innings of the Kennington Oval Test match against the England cricket team in 2021.
3. Harbhajan Singh – vs. Australia, 2007
Former Indian off-spin bowler Harbhajan Singh also lost his wicket on 0 (0) once in his Test career. It was during a Test match against the Australian cricket team back in the year 2007, when Singh had this unlucky experience.
4. Rahul Dravid – vs. Pakistan, 2004
The only specialist Indian batter to feature on this list is Rahul Dravid. He got out without facing a delivery in an innings against the Pakistan cricket team in 2004.
