Out without facing a ball: 11 Indians who have scored diamond ducks in ODIs

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A diamond duck is quite an unfortunate occurrence for a batsman

#10 S Sreesanth

India v Sri Lanka - 2011 ICC World Cup Final
Sreesanth was never short of energy on the cricket field

Just like many other bowlers who feature on this list, Sreesanth ended up conceding a diamond duck owing to an attempt of an unlikely last ball single with partner Venugopal Rao, in an ODI against Pakistan in 2006. India lost the match to their arch rivals by six wickets.

#11 Virat Kohli

Kohli has come a long way from where he was in 2010
Kohli has come a long way from where he was in 2010

The most recent occurrence of an Indian getting out without facing a ball came in the first ODI of a the 2010 tri-series that involved hosts Zimbabwe, India and Sri Lanka. India batted first in a match with Zimbabwe, and Virat Kohli walked out at number three to replace Murali Vijay, who was run out.

Dinesh Karthik reverse swept a Ray Price delivery towards short third man and the young legs of Kohli and Karthik decided to steal a cheeky single. However, to Kohli's horror, Elton Chigumbara fired in a direct hit that found the diving Virat short of the ground, forcing the Indian gem to settle with a diamond duck on his way back to the pavilion.

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