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9 legendary batsmen who got duck in this career last match: There were many legendary batsmen in cricket who created a stir with their explosive performance not only in their debut match but also in their last match. However, there are some names who had a great career but were disappointed due to their performance in the last match. Today in this story we are going to tell you about those 9 legendary batsmen, who could not even open their account in their last match. There are many famous cricketers from India also in this list.
You may be surprised to know that Don Bradman, who is considered the greatest batsman of all time, could not open his account in his last match. He was out on a silver duck in his last Test innings. Bradman was bowled by Eric Hollies’ googly ball. This great Australian batsman scored 6996 runs in 80 innings with a record average of 99.94.
Same thing happened with veteran Indian batsman Vinoo Mankad. After scoring 21 runs in the first and second innings of the Test respectively and giving away 167 runs by bowling 55 overs, Vinoo Mankad was out without scoring runs in the last innings of his career. Mankad ended his Test career by scoring 2109 runs in 72 innings at an average of 31.47. He played 44 test matches for India.
The last international match of former Indian captain and batsman Sourav Ganguly was a mixed bag. Ganguly, who played his last match in the Test format, scored 85 runs in the first innings, but failed to maintain his rhythm in the second innings. Ganguly had to become the victim of a golden duck in the second innings. However, India won this match by 172 runs. Ganguly scored 7212 runs in 188 Test innings at an average of 42.17. He also played 311 ODI matches for India.
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Andrew Symonds, who created a stir with his explosive batting, played his last match in the T20 International format, in which he was out on the very first ball. He was bowled by Shahid Afridi’s fast ball. Symonds was one of Australia’s most successful batsmen. Even though he scored 337 runs in 11 T20 innings at a strike rate of 169.34, he played 198 matches in ODIs. Apart from this, he also played 14 test matches.
West Indies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s last international innings was against England, in which he was out without scoring a run after playing 9 balls. James Anderson’s ball took the edge of his bat and hit the stumps. In his Test career, he scored 11867 runs in 280 innings and his average was 51.37. He also played 268 ODI and 22 T20 matches for West Indies.
In his last match (Test) of his international career, Ian Bell was out without opening the account in 6 balls in the second innings. He was bowled by a brilliant ball from Shoaib Malik. However, in the first innings he scored 40 runs on 158 balls. Bell scored 7727 runs in 205 innings in his Test career and his average was 42.69. Bell also played 161 ODI matches and eight T20 matches.
Team India’s current head coach and former veteran batsman Gautam Gambhir played his last match in 2016. Gautam Gambhir was out without scoring a run in the second innings of the first match of the Test series against England. He stayed at the crease for 6 balls, but played the short ball into the hands of the fielder standing at second slip. Gambhir scored 4154 runs in 104 innings in his Test career and his average was 41.95. He also played 147 ODI and 37 T20 matches for India.
Eoin Morgan, who led England to win the World Cup under his captaincy in 2019, also could not open his account in his last match (ODI). Morgan was out without scoring a run in 7 balls. He played a wrong shot and was caught out. Morgan was England’s most successful ODI captain. He played 248 ODIs, 16 Tests and 115 T20 matches for England.
Pakistan’s Azhar Ali was out on the fourth ball in his last international innings, he was bowled by Jack Leach. Azhar Ali scored 7142 runs in 180 innings in his Test career and his average was 42.26. He also played 53 ODI matches for Pakistan.