KL Rahul’s dubious distinction in Twenty20 Internationals

KL Rahul’s dubious distinction in Twenty20 Internationals

KL Rahul became the 30th batsman in the history of T20 Internationals to collect the first ball duck on his debut. He is the first Indian batsman to earn this dubious distinction.  He became the 19th batsman to collect the first ball duck in the second innings of a T20I game. He also became the seventh opening batsman to earn this dubious distinction in the second innings of a T20I. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Qazi 0 1 2 Can Ber Belfast 05 Aug 2008
2 C Zhuwao 0 1 2 Zim Can King City (NW) 11 Oct 2008
3 DM Richards 0 1 2 Win Ban Basseterre 02 Aug 2009
4 JL Denly 0 1 2 Eng Aus Manchester 30 Aug 2009
5 Shamsur Rahman 0 1 2 Ban Srl Pallekele 31 Mar 2013
6 Irfan Ahmed 0 1 2 HKG Nep Chittagong 16 Mar 2014
7 KL Rahul 0 1 2 Ind Zim Harare 18 Jun 2016

The game of cricket can be cruel like this. KL Rahul became the first Indian batsman to score a hundred on his one day debut the other day on 11.06.16 and today – on 18.06.16 – a week later – he became the first Indian batsman to collect the  first ball duck in his T20 International debut. No wonder experts  and elders said that “Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties”!!!!!!!

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