Rohit Sharma records his 18th duck, joint-most in IPL: Stats
What's the story
In the high-octane IPL 2025 encounter between hosts Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma suffered an unexpected early exit.
He departed for a four-ball duck after CSK elected to field at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 23.
This marked his 18th duck, now the joint-most in IPL history along with Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik.
Here are the key stats.
Comeback
Rohit fails on T20 return
Rohit's latest performance came after a long break from T20 cricket.
He was dismissed after an unsuccessful flick stroke against left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed, as Shivam Dube caught him at mid-wicket inside the 30-yard circle.
Rohit, who faced three dot balls, was dismissed on the fourth. He opened alongside Ryan Rickelton for the five-time champions.
Record
Rohit equals these players
With his latest duck, Rohit has now equaled Maxwell and Karthik in terms of ducks in the IPL. The trio has 18 ducks each.
Spinners Piyush Chawla and Sunil Narine follow the trio with 16 ducks each, as per Cricbuzz.
Overall, Rohit has racked up 6,628 runs at an average of around 30 in the IPL.
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Rohit once again falls to Khaleel
As per Cricbuzz, Khaleel dismissed Rohit for the third time in seven IPL innings. The former MI skipper has scored just 28 runs off just 43 balls against Khaleel. His dot ball percentage is 64.4.
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Second-most appearances in IPL
Rohit now has the second-most appearances for a player in the IPL. He went past Karthik, who has already retired from the league. Rohit, with 258 caps, is only behind Mahendra Singh Dhoni (264) on this list.