In the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world’s most popular T20 league, where batsmen make big records, sometimes even big players return to the pavilion without opening their account. The IPL 2026 season is going to start from March 28 and before that, the discussion has intensified about those players who have been out without scoring a ‘duck’ the maximum number of times in the history of this league.

Glenn Maxwell – 19 ducks
Australia’s explosive batsman Glenn Maxwell is at the top of this unwanted list. Maxwell played 141 matches in the IPL from 2012 to 2025 and batted in 135 innings. During this period, he was out 19 times without opening the account. However, he also has 2819 runs in his name and his strike rate has been more than 155.

Dinesh Karthik – 18 ducks
Indian wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik is at second place in this list. He has played 257 matches in IPL and has been out for a duck 18 times. Despite this, Karthik has scored more than 4800 runs in this league and has played important innings for many teams.

Rohit Sharma – Duck 18 times
The name of Indian captain and Mumbai Indians star batsman Rohit Sharma is also included in this list. Rohit has scored more than 7000 runs in IPL and has also scored two centuries, but despite this he has been out 18 times without opening the account.

Sunil Narayan – 17 ducks
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Sunil Narayan is also at fourth position in this list. Narayan is known for his brilliant bowling, but many times he has been out for a duck 17 times while trying to score fast runs while opening.

Rashid Khan – 16 ducks
Afghanistan’s star spinner Rashid Khan is also included in this unwanted list. He has played 136 matches in IPL and has been out 16 times without opening the account. However, his performance in bowling has been consistently excellent and he has proved to be a match winner for his team.

The pressure on a big stage like IPL is very high and it is not easy to perform well in every match. This is the reason why many great batsmen sometimes get out without scoring runs. Now in IPL 2026, it will be interesting to see whether any new name is added to this unwanted list or not.

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