Out without facing a ball: 11 Indians who have scored diamond ducks in ODIs

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A diamond duck is quite an unfortunate occurrence for a batsman

#6 Navjot Singh Sidhu

Navjot Sidhu
Navjot Sidhu was an aggressive opening batsman

One of the only two specialist batsmen to feature on this list, Navjot Singh Sidhu faced the plight of making the long walk back without facing a single delivery while opening the batting.

In the first match of the 1998 Independence Cup played to commemorate the silver jubilee of Bangladesh's independence, India came out to bat first as Sidhu accompanied Sourav Ganguly to the middle. On the fifth ball of the first over of the innings, Sidhu ran for a needless run only to be sent back by the Ganguly, and was found short of his ground as Javed Omar sent in an accurate throw.

India, however, comfortably won the match by four wickets.

#7 MSK Prasad

Prasad is best known for his stint as Chief of the Selection panel
Prasad is best known for his stint as Chief of the Selection panel

The current head of India's national selection panel, MSK Prasad kept wicket for India in 17 ODIs and batted at number seven in the batting order.

In the third ODI of the 1999 Aiwa Cup against Sri Lanka, Prasad was ill fated to get run out without even facing a ball as he was unable to complete a potential second run with partner Ajay Jadeja. India ended up losing the match.

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