Indian batsmen with golden ducks in an innings against South Africa
Indian batsmen with golden ducks in an innings against South Africa: India sent in Rohit Sharma one down in the second innings of the 4th Test against South Africa at the Firoz Shah Kotla to give him an opportunity to bat higher up the order since he had failed to make an impact coming under pressure in the first innings and was out for 1.
But nothing much changed and Rohit was dismissed for a first-ball duck in India’s second innings which happened to be the 14th occasion of an Indian batsman getting out for a golden ball duck in an innings against South Africa. The struggling Rohit Sharma was promoted and sent in to bat at number three ahead of Pujara after the dismissal of opener Murali Vijay.
However, he could utilize the opportunity and was unable survive even a single delivery and was clean bowled by South African pacer Morne Morkel.
Here is the list of Indian batsmen with golden ducks in an innings against South Africa:
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WV Raman | 0 | 1 | 3 | v SA | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 0 | 1 | 3 | v SA | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 3 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v SA | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 4 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 2 | v SA | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 5 | SC Ganguly | 0 | 1 | 4 | v SA | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 6 | NR Mongia | 0 | 1 | 1 | v SA | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 7 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v SA | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 8 | V Sehwag | 0 | 1 | 2 | v SA | Durban | 26 Dec 2006 |
| 9 | MM Patel | 0 | 1 | 3 | v SA | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 10 | S Sreesanth | 0 | 1 | 1 | v SA | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 11 | Z Khan | 0 | 1 | 1 | v SA | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 12 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | 1 | v SA | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 13 | WP Saha | 0 | 1 | 1 | v SA | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 14 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | 3 | v SA | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
Rohit Sharma’s name got listed in another list of dubious record. He became the second Indian batsman to collect the first ball duck against South Africa on two or more occasions. The previous time he got out without troubling the scorers was two years back in 2013 in the Durban Test. The only Indian cricketer to have done this more than twice is former Indian pacer Javagal Srinath. Srinath has collected the first ball duck on three occasions against South Africa.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v SA | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 2 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 2 | v SA | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 3 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v SA | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | 1 | v SA | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | 3 | v SA | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
Also, Rohit Sharma became the fifth batsman to get dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s second innings against South Africa at home. The only player to feature in this list from the current team is Wriddhiman Saha.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v S A | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 2 | NR Mongia | 0 | 1 | 1 | v S A | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 3 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v S A | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 4 | WP Saha | 0 | 1 | 1 | v S A | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 5 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | 3 | v S A | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
Stats by HR Gopala Krishna
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