In the T20I match between India and Australia, vice-captain Ruturaj Gaikwad became the third Indian player to get out on a ‘diamond duck’. You would have heard of ducks, and golden ducks in cricket but have you ever come across a dismissal that is termed as ‘diamond duck’? If not, read this article to know what is a diamond duck in cricket.
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal asked for a run but called ‘no’ later in the opening game of the five-match T20I series with Australia. Since the ‘no’ was called late, Ruturaj was in midway and dismissed by a run-out without facing a single ball.
What is a diamond duck in cricket
According to ICC rules, diamond duck refers to a dismissal there batter gets out without scoring a single run and facing a single legal delivery. Such type of duck for batters come into play in case of run outs or if he has obstructed the field without having faced a ball.
Three Indian players with diamond ducks in T20I
Only three players have been dismissed through diamond duck in T20I. Last night, Ruturaj became the third Indian player after Amit Mishra and Jasprit Bumrah to get out through this unfortunate dismissal.
| Player | Opponent | Year |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Australia | 2023 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Sri Lanka | 2016 |
| Amit Mishra | England | 2017 |
Different types of ducks in cricket
- Diamond Duck: A Diamond Duck is possibly the most unfortunate thing for any batter as he gets out without facing a delivery.
- Golden Duck: Golden Duck means when a batsman gets out for the very first ball of the innings without scoring a single run.
- Silver Duck: A batsman gets Silver duck when he goes back to pavilion after facing just two deliveries and have not opened the scoring.
- Bronze Duck: A bronze duck is when the batsman gets out for zero only after facing just three deliveries
- Royal Duck: The Royal duck label is given to the opening batsman who gets out for a duck of the very first delivery during The Ashes series which is played between Australia and England.
- Laughing Duck: The unique thing only happens when the batsman is out for a duck and the innings of his innings comes to end with his wicket.
- A Pair: A batsman earns a pair of ducks when he gets out in both innings of the same match.
- King Pair: A batsman gets King Pair of duck only when he is dismissed on Golden Ducks in both innings of the same match.
- Batting Hattrick: The label of batting hattrick is given to the batsman when he is dismissed thrice in three balls across any consecutive Test innings.
