Most Ducks in Cricket World Cup: The 2023 ODI World Cup is kickstart from October 5th and every team will be looking to go home with that precious trophy after the end of the tournament. In the upcoming tournament, we might expect some sensational performances by some big players with both bat and ball.
In a big tournament like the World Cup every batter wishes to score more and more runs and play a crucial role for his team to achieve glory. However, in some matches, the batter could not perform as per his calibre, and get out early during the match or even without scoring a single run sometimes.
In the World Cup history, there are some batters who who were best in their game but still hold an unwanted record of registering most ducks in the history of ODI World Cup . Let’s have a look at the list of players with most ducks in ODI World Cup throughout the years.
Most Ducks in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Player | Matches | NO | Runs | 0s |
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Naveen-ul-Haq (AFG) | 8 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
M Theekshana (SL) | 8 | 2 | 100 | 2 |
RE van der Merwe (NED) | 8 | 0 | 68 | 3 |
PA van Meekeren (NED) | 9 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
SA Edwards (NED) | 9 | 2 | 259 | 2 |
Najmul Hossain Shanto | 9 | 1 | 222 | 2 |
P Nissanka (SL) | 9 | 1 | 332 | 2 |
MR Marsh (AUS) | 10 | 1 | 441 | 2 |
AT Carey (AUS) | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
Usama Mir (PAK) | 4 | 0 | – | 0 |
MADI Hemantha (SL) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Ishan Kishan (IND) | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
Most Ducks In Cricket World Cup History
Player | Span | Matches | NO | Runs | 0s |
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NJ Astle (NZ) | 1996-2003 | 22 | 2 | 403 | 5 |
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK) | 1987-1999 | 29 | 4 | 516 | 5 |
WK McCallan (IRE) | 2007-2007 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 4 |
DM Bravo (WI) | 2011-2019 | 12 | 2 | 207 | 4 |
KLT Arthurton (WI) | 1992-1999 | 14 | 1 | 241 | 4 |
MA Starc (AUS) | 2015-2023 | 28 | 4 | 155 | 4 |
AD Mathews (SL) | 2011-2023 | 27 | 3 | 584 | 4 |
AB de Villiers (SA) | 2007-2015 | 23 | 3 | 1207 | 4 |
K Srikkanth (IND) | 1983-1992 | 23 | 1 | 521 | 4 |
EJG Morgan (ENG/IRE) | 2007-2019 | 29 | 1 | 672 | 4 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 1992-2007 | 35 | 3 | 717 | 4 |
SO Ngoche (KENYA) | 2011-2011 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 |
G Snyman (NAM) | 2003-2003 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Krishna Chandran (UAE) | 2015-2015 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
Shafiul Islam (BAN) | 2011-2011 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
NA de Groot (CAN) | 2003-2003 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
CM Old (ENG) | 1975-1979 | 9 | 2 | 91 | 3 |
Imran Tahir (SA) | 2011-2019 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 3 |
AC Botha (IRE) | 2007-2011 | 9 | 1 | 84 | 3 |
JM Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2015 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
Abdur Razzak (BAN) | 2007-2011 | 15 | 2 | 44 | 3 |
Hamid Hassan (AFG) | 2015-2019 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 3 |
Z Khan (IND) | 2003-2011 | 23 | 2 | 52 | 3 |
MA Wood (ENG) | 2019-2023 | 17 | 6 | 96 | 3 |
AD Russell (WI) | 2011-2019 | 14 | 2 | 192 | 3 |
TBM de Leede (NED) | 1996-2007 | 14 | 1 | 223 | 3 |
MR Marsh (AUS) | 2015-2023 | 13 | 1 | 472 | 3 |
Mohammad Rafique (BAN) | 1999-2007 | 17 | 3 | 113 | 3 |
MA Suji (KENYA) | 1996-2003 | 20 | 7 | 68 | 3 |
JM Davison (CAN) | 2003-2011 | 14 | 0 | 340 | 3 |
A Flintoff (ENG) | 1999-2007 | 18 | 0 | 263 | 3 |
ADR Campbell (ZIM) | 1992-2003 | 19 | 1 | 281 | 3 |
J Srinath (IND) | 1992-2003 | 34 | 9 | 85 | 3 |
Younis Khan (PAK) | 2003-2015 | 19 | 2 | 349 | 3 |
DL Houghton (ZIM) | 1983-1992 | 20 | 0 | 567 | 3 |
KO Otieno (KENYA) | 1996-2003 | 20 | 0 | 427 | 3 |
JM Bairstow (ENG) | 2019-2023 | 20 | 0 | 747 | 3 |
WTS Porterfield (IRE) | 2007-2015 | 21 | 0 | 627 | 3 |
TM Odoyo (KENYA) | 1996-2011 | 25 | 4 | 463 | 3 |
A Ranatunga (SL) | 1983-1999 | 30 | 8 | 969 | 3 |
Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2007-2019 | 29 | 0 | 718 | 3 |
Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1987-2003 | 38 | 8 | 426 | 3 |
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1999-2015 | 40 | 3 | 1100 | 3 |
RG Callender (CAN) | 1979-1979 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 |
Which Indian has the most ducks in the World Cup?
Kris Srikkanth holds the somewhat dubious distinction of registering the highest number of ducks by an Indian cricketer in World Cup tournaments. Across his World Cup career, spanning 23 matches, Srikkanth encountered four instances where he was dismissed without troubling the scorers. Below, explore a rundown of the top 10 Indian batsmen who’ve unfortunately earned the most ducks in World Cup showdowns.
Position | Player | Matches | Ducks |
1 | Kris Srikkanth | 23 | 4 |
2 | Zaheer Khan | 23 | 3 |
3 | Javagal Srinath | 34 | 3 |
4 | Mohammad Azharuddin | 30 | 2 |
5 | Roger Binny | 9 | 2 |
6 | MS Dhoni | 29 | 2 |
7 | Harbhajan Singh | 21 | 2 |
8 | Venkatesh Prasad | 14 | 2 |
9 | Sachin Tendulkar | 45 | 2 |
10 | Yuvraj Singh | 23 | 1 |