Abdullah Shafique turns out to be first opening player in ODI history to be excused for duck in all matches of a series
December 22, 2024
KARACHI: Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique scratched an undesirable record in cricket history, turning into the primary opening batsman to be excused for a duck in all matches of a one-day global (ODI) series.
Shafique's lean fix went on in the three-match ODI series against South Africa, where he neglected to score a solitary spat every one of the three games.
With a duck in Johannesburg, the 24-year-old likewise accomplished another achievement, recording the most worldwide ducks by a Pakistani opener in a schedule year.
In 2024, Shafique was excused for no on seven events across 21 innings.
This count outperforms the past records held by Imran Nazir, who had six ducks in 32 innings in 2000, and Mohammad Hafeez, who faced a similar outcome multiple times in 43 innings in 2012.
The world record for most global ducks in a schedule year by an opener is eight, held together by South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs (from 51 innings in 2002) and Sri Lankan maestro Tillakaratne Dilshan (from 56 innings in 2012).
Shafique's battles with the bat have brought up issues about his choice in Pakistan group in front of the Green Shirt's forthcoming global tasks, which incorporates the ICC Champions Prize at home.
