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4 DUCKS IN AN IPL SEASON

HERSCHELLE GIBBS             (2009)

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Herschelle Gibbs played a crucial role in Deccan Chargers' (DC) maiden IPL win in 2009. It was Gibb’s highest scoring IPL season with 371 runs from 14 matches. Surprisingly, he was dismissed 4 times for a duck the same season.

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MITHUN MANHAS            (2011)

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Mithun Manhas, who was bought by the now defunct Pune Warriors in 2011 was the next in line to register 4 ducks in a single season. To add to his miseries, Manhas could manage just 114 runs from 10 matches that season.

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MANISH PANDEY           (2012)

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Manish Pandey had one of the worst seasons of his IPL career in 2012 while featuring for former side Pune Warriors. The Karnataka batsman was sent back to the pavilion for zero four times that year.

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SHIKHAR DHAWAN            (2020)

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In IPL 2020, Shikhar Dhawan became the first batsman in the tournament’s history to score 2 successive hundreds. He also finished second in the top run-scorers chart. However, his brilliant season was surprisingly marred by 4 ducks.

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NICHOLAS POORAN             (2021)

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It has already been a season to forget for Punjab Kings star Nicholas Pooran, who registered 4 ducks from 7 matches this season. With just 28 runs and a batting average of 4.66, it might even be Pooran’s worst phase so far in his career.

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