Top 5: Prominent players who started their T20 career with a duck

Modified Jun 25, 2017 17:34 IST

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 20: MS Dhoni of India in action during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Championship Super Eights match between South Africa and India at Kingsmead on September 20, 2007 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Duif du Toit/Gallo Images/Getty Images) — For all his exploits in the 2007 World Cup, Dhoni started his T20 career with a duck

#1 Alex Hales: England vs India, August 2011, Manchester

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Alex Hales of England walks out ahead of the 5th Royal London One-Day International match between England and Australia at Old Trafford on September 13, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) — Alex Hales did not have a good start to his T20 career at Manchester in 2011 against India

Alex Hales, the swashbuckling opening batsman from Middlesex, is the second highest run-scorer for England in T20Is, currently behind Eoin Morgan, and is also the only Englishman to smash a hundred in the format Internationally. However, Hales did not have a memorable debut when he played India at Manchester in 2011.

Chasing 166 for victory, debutant Hales strode out to the middle with Craig Kieswetter, the architect of England's 2010 World T20 victory. Hales was known for his attractive stroke play and aggressive approach at the top but none of that came to the fore on his debut as Praveen Kumar had him plumb in front of the wicket off the second ball in the innings.

Alex Hales' dream debut ended with a duck, although England managed to sneak in a win.