5 Cricketers Who Got Out For A Diamond Duck –Getting out for a duck is quite a horrific moment for any batsman, even if he’s a tailender. For you would want to contribute to the team’s cause by scoring runs, and also not sometimes become the butt of a joke among your friends and colleagues.
Sometimes a batsman gets a jaffa of a delivery on the first ball he faces and gets out without getting any real sighter. Sometimes the batsman goes for a silly or a big shot and holes out.
On few instances, a batsman has gotten out even without facing a single delivery. Yes, that’s called a Diamond duck.
What are the different types of ducks in Cricket?
There are 5 types of duck in cricket: Golden duck, when a batsman gets out on the first ball he faces without scoring; silver duck, when a batsman gets out on the second ball he faces without scoring; bronze duck, when a batsman gets out on the 3rd ball he faces without scoring;
Diamond duck, when a batsman gets out without facing a single delivery – it happens in case a batter is run out, timed out, or given out obstructing the field without facing a ball. Also, a batsman can be stumped out on a wide for a diamond duck.
Royal duck, when an opening batsman gets out on the first ball of the innings; Laughing duck, when a batsman gets out for a duck on the last ball of the innings.
What is a pair and King pair in cricket?
A pair is when a batsman is dismissed for a duck in both innings of a Test match. A King pair is when a batsman is dismissed for golden ducks in both innings of a Test.
Now, coming to some big names in international cricket who have bagged a Diamond duck:
Here are 5 batsmen who have been dismissed for a diamond duck:
Younis Khan
In the first match of the tri-series Kitply Cup in Bangladesh, Pakistan legendary batsman Younis Khan got run-out without facing a single delivery. Salman Butt steered a delivery on the legside where fielder where Raqibul Hussai moved quickly, made a good stop and fired back the throw at the non-striker’s end. Younis Khan had set off for a single but was sent back by Butt, resulting in his run-out.
Virat Kohli
Even India’s Virat Kohli, who is known to be one of the fastest runners between the wickets, got run-out for a Diamond Duck in the first match of a tri-series in Zimbabwe in 2010.
Dinesh Karthik played a reverse paddle toward short thirdman and the two batters set off for a quick and risky single. Elton Chigumbura fired in a direct hit at the striker’s end to find Kohli short of the crease.
Ian Healy – twice
The legendary Australian wicket-keeper batsman Ian Healy holds the distinction of being one of the few batters to have bagged multiple Diamond Ducks in international cricket. It happened within the space of 14 months in 1994 and 1995.
In the 1994 Benson & Hedges World Series game against South Africa in Sydney and in the 1995 Barbados Test against West Indies, Ian Healy was run-out for a duck without facing a single ball.
Brendon McCullum
In the 6th ODI match of India’s 2002/03 tour of New Zealand, wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum was run-out for a Diamond duck courtesy of some brilliant fielding effort from India’s best fielder Yuvraj Singh.
Ricky Ponting
In the first final of the 2005-2006 VB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka in Adelaide, Australia skipper Ricky Ponting was dismissed run-out by T Dilshan. Katich tapped the ball to point and Ponting called for the run. However, both batters had confusion, resulting in an easy run-out by Dilshan of Ponting at the striker’s end.
