Gujarat Titans star Rashid Khan has the most golden ducks in IPL history. The Afghanistan all-rounder has gotten out on the first ball as many as 11 times. The leg-break bowler has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat in the Indian Premier League.

However, a golden duck in IPL or a duck doesn’t hold much significance in the premier T20 tournament, where time is of the essence and a better strike rate is highly valued. Below is the list of the top 10 batsmen with the most golden ducks in IPL, which features some big names.

Rashid Khan | 11 Golden Ducks in IPL

Having played 109 matches so far, the lower-order batsman has tallied 443 runs at a strike rate of 166.54 with a half-century to his name as well. Rashid Khan has won the IPL trophy twice in seven seasons. Hence, his 11 golden ducks hardly bother the IPL franchises, which was evident ahead of the IPL 2022 season as the newly-formed Gujarat Titans bought the player for a whopping INR 15 crores.

Dinesh Karthik | 7 Golden Ducks in IPL

One of the best wicket-keeper batsmen in the Indian Premier League, Dinesh Karthik has as many as seven golden ducks in IPL. India’s Nidahas Trophy final hero, Karthik has also gotten out on zero 17 times in the tournament in 242 matches. However, the 2007 World T20 winner has tallied 4516 runs in the T20 tournament with a strike rate of 132.71, having scored twenty half-centuries in the process.

Glenn Maxwell | 7 Golden Ducks in IPL

Dinesh Karthik’s current teammate in the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is third on the list with seven golden ducks in IPL. The top-order batsman often comes to the crease with the job of accelerating the run rate or finishing off matches, which makes it necessary for him to play big shots from the word go. Maxwell’s 18 centuries in IPL and 2719-run tally in 124 matches is a testament to his batting style and why he is a hot asset in the tournament despite this unwanted record.
 

Harbhajan Singh | 7 Golden Ducks in IPL

Former T20 and ODI World Cup winner with India, Harbhajan Singh was known for his hard-hitting game coming down the order and he has changed games on multiple occasions for India in both red and white ball cricket. Having played for Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, Harbhajan was given a similar role and he got the job done quite often. He has retired from IPL with 833 runs in 163 matches, which includes one half-century as well. 

Sunil Narine | 7 Golden Ducks in IPL 

Two-time IPL winner with Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunil Narine has gotten out for a golden duck seven times. He also has the third-highest number of ducks in IPL with 15 outs on 0 runs. Interestingly, the hard-hitting southpaw had been deployed in the opening role in an unusual move by the franchise a few seasons back, where the West Indian bowling all-rounder had even scored one of the fastest 50s in IPL.

Apart from the batsmen above, RCB royalties like Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers also have quite a few golden ducks in their bag, while playing the Indian Premier League. Former KKR captain and two-time IPL winner with the franchise, Gautam Gambhir also has six golden ducks to his name.