Top 10 Players with most ducks in cricket career

Top 10 Players with most ducks in cricket career

After fewest ducks in career, zero ducks in career and most ducks in ODI career here goes yet another piece of writing covering the overall career ducks of batsmen. As we already know that Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for most ODI ducks similarly in Tests it is Courtney Walsh by what about the overall record. We have talked so much of the cricket ducks so there need to be a duck king as well with most ducks in cricket career. Although batsmen would certainly be furious for bringing the embarrassing records to the spotlight, but that’s what we do – make the cricket records comprehensively accessible to each and every cricket lover.

Okay, back on our main topic. The record for most ducks in cricket career is held by, well an unexpected yet not so much surprising name. A player that has always been a real threat to batting in fact. May be that’s the reason his own batting position is such miserable. We are talking about none other than Sri Lankan legendary spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan. He has been out on a duck for a record 59 times during his career in all three formats of cricket. And how could we blame him as we all are well aware of his batting capabilities. Yet for those who aren’t much familiar with his batting potential, hear it that he averages just 9 when it comes to batting.

Though the modern game demands a player to keep himself well prepared for both batting bowling and fielding however he was not that good in batting. As far his specialty is concerned i.e. bowling no other bowler could stand to him for at least the coming decade. The highest wicket taker in test format was matchless during his times. Muralitharan’s lack of batting abilities has certainly been covered by his bowling records. The list is then followed by some other batting rookies ahead of Sanath Jayasuriya’s name. The Lankan hard hitter comes third in most ducks in cricket list and considering the style of his batting one can imagine how he got in there. But a real unexpected entry in the list is of Mahela Jayawardene.

One of the best middle order batsman for Sri Lanka also has a total of 47 ducks on his name. Strange in a sense that he wasn’t of much power hitting type of batsman but he is actually in the list which goes on as under.