Batsmen with most consecutive innings without a duck in international cricket

Batsmen with most consecutive innings without a duck in international cricket: Batsmen have many records to own and be proud of among the most prestigious is the number of runs and tons hit. But, here we have this rare record, the most consecutive innings by batsmen in international cricket without being dismissed for duck. When a batsman gets out for 0, without opening his account, or troubling the scorers we call it a Duck in cricketing language. It is an embarrassment for every batsman to get out for a duck, so this makes this feature even more special. Here is the list of 7 batsmen who have played more than 100 consecutive international innings without a duck. 7. Faf du Plessis (South Africa) 108 Francois Du Plessis stands at 7th position here in the list with playing 108 innings without duck. (Photo Source: AFP) In the league of the batsmen with most international innings without a duck, which is majorly filled with legends of the last decade here is this 30 years old right hand batsman from South Africa imprinting his name in cricket’s records book. Faf du Plessis is as composed a batsman in tests as volatile he is in the shortest format. A gem that South Africa grabbed moments before he could have been another South African turned English cricketer. Faf in his short international career has done exceptionally well to make it to this rare collection with 108 back to back international innings without getting out for a duck. Meanwhile he has also featured in 17 tests, 62 ODIs and 20 T20Is for South Africa scoring 1262, 1892 and 553 runs in respective formats. 6. Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 112 Former Pakistan Legendary Batsman Javed Miandad stands at 6th position here in the list with 112 innings played without duck. (Photo Source: AFP) Javed Miandad stands out as the best batsman from a country which has repeatedly produced world-class pacers and quality spinners. The right-handed middle order batsman from Pakistan was more of a character on the field than just a cricketer. He is famously remembered for his sledging incidents and the adrenaline moments that he produced. In his career spanning 124 tests and 233 ODIs Miandad not only hit 8832 and 7381 runs in the respective formats but also holds the record for having played 112 consecutive international innings without being dismissed for a not. 5. Jeremy Coney (New Zealand) 117 Former New-Zealand player Jeremy Coney stands at 5th position here in the list with 117 innings played without any duck. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Jeremy Coney is remembered in the history of New Zealand cricket as not only an all-rounder but a better than most captain as well. Coney was a right-hand batsman and a stable medium-pacer as well. He featured in 52 tests scored 2668 and in 88 ODIs hit 1874 runs for the black caps. Along with that he is also a prominent name in the list of most international innings without getting out for a duck, as he has successfully played 117 international innings on a trot making the record. 4. Carl Hooper (West Indies) 122 Former West Indies Captain Carl Hooper stands at 4th position here in the list with 122 innings played without any duck in international career. (Photo Source: ESPNcricinfo Ltd) One of the best skippers that the West Indies have seen post the faded glory years, Carl Hooper held the team together and made them a considerably a much better team than what we known the Caribbean’s as today. Hooper captioned the team along the likes of Brian Lara, S Chanderpaul, R Sarwan, Mervyn Dillon among others and was himself a consistent batsman. He in his sparkling career played 102 tests for the West Indies scoring 5762 runs at an average above 50 and in 227 ODIs batted himself to 5761 runs. Another record that he holds is being the fourth best batsman in the league by playing 122 consecutive international innings without being dismissed for a duck. 3. Alec Stewart (England) 135 Former England Wicket keeper Alec Stewart stands at 3rd position here in the list with 135 innings played in international cricket career without any duck. (Photo Source: Getty Images) At the third position in the feature of top international players with most innings without a duck is former England cricketer Alec Stewart with 135 consecutive innings. Stewart a right-hand batsman and a medium pacer as well, he also kept wickets for England. A star batsman for England, was exceptionally good against the faster bowlers and parked the ball around the ground to carter them for runs innings after innings. He is also known for being a building skipper and played a substantial role as captain of the English team he played along. Stewart in his career played 133 test matches for England hit 8463 runs and 170 ODIs with 4677 runs. 2. Sachin Tendulkar (India) 136 Sachin Tendulkar stands at 2nd position here in the list with playing 136 innings without duck. (Photo: BCCI) This has to be among the more rare records owned by Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar the 5.5ft tall, hard-working, revamping and humble cricketer. Talking of an illustrious, most celebrated cricketing career which spans over 24 years in international cricket saw him play record 200 tests for India in which he scored another record making 15921 runs at an average of 53.78 maintained by very few who have played even half the number of matches that Sachin has done. In ODIs the consistency stays with 463 being the number of featured games, 18426 runs which also includes the first ever ODI double ton. He also has the second most innings, i.e. 136 continuous in international cricket without getting out for a zero. 1. Rahul Dravid (India) 173 Rahul Dravid yet makes another appearance at the top of the table here with most innings without a duck in test career with 173 innings played. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Rahul Wall Dravid, wall is the middle name earned by him over the years playing exactly the same role for India in all formats of the game. Dravid in his early days was type casted as a test temperamental batsman but like a legend does, he shut all his critics up by his game. He is also known to be a true gentleman, playing with the exact spirit the game of cricket demands. Rahul has played 164 tests and 344 ODI matches for India scored 13288 and 10889 runs in respective formats. He can also be called the safest pair of hands Indian cricket have had in the slip cordon. Rahul is at the helm of affairs here as well-being the cricketer who has played the most number of consecutive international innings at 173 without being dismissed once for a duck. *All stats updated till 17th December 2014.