Ace Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni failed to shine with the bat in the second One Day International of the five-match ODI series against Australia, as he registered his fifth first-ball duck at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Tuesday (5th March).
Dhoni, who scored an unbeaten 59 to guide India to a victory in the first ODI, walked in to bat after the fall of India's fifth wicket - Kedar Jadhav (11) in the 33rd over, but lost his wicket while trying to play a backfoot punch off the first ball by Adam Zampa. The right-hander was caught at the first slip by Usman Khawaja off Zampa's delivery.
After almost nine years in ODI format, Dhoni became a victim of Golden Duck, as he last returned to the pavilion on the very first ball he faced against the same opposition - Australia back in 2010.
It was for the fifth time when Dhoni fell for a golden duck while it was his 10th duck in his glorious 340 ODI career since having made debut in 2004.
Meanwhile, Dhoni has now joined the list of Indians who have registered 10 or more ducks which is headed by Sachin Tendulkar (20 ducks) and also includes the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly, Suresh Raina, Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev, and Virat Kohli. He is now the 16th batsman in the list.
Noteworthy, with Nagpur ODI win, India took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against Australia with the third ODI to be played on 8 March at Jharkhand States Cricket Association International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi.
(With India Today Inputs)
