Rohit Sharma Goes Past Gautam Gambhir In Embarrassing Feat After Duck in 1st ODI

Sakshi Sharma

Rohit Sharma Surpasses Gautam Gambhir To Register Most Ducks As Opener For India In ODIs (Source: AFP)

Rohit Sharma registered an unwanted record during the IND vs NZ 1st ODI at Eden Park in Auckland on November 4, 2026.

The right-handed batter was dismissed for a six-ball duck while chasing a target of 186 runs. His dismissal came in the opening over of India's innings when Kyle Jamieson produced a brilliant delivery to remove the experienced opener.

How Did Rohit Sharma Depart In IND vs NZ 1st ODI?

Rohit Sharma tentatively tried to play a fuller delivery outside off-stump but failed to keep the shot down. The ball went towards mid-off, where New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner completed an excellent diving catch.

Interestingly, Rohit had earlier impressed with his fielding during New Zealand’s innings. He produced a brilliant diving underarm throw from short mid-wicket to run out Daryl Mitchell for 28 runs.

Rohit Sharma Moves Up In India’s List Of Most ODI Ducks

With this duck, Rohit Sharma reached 17 ducks in ODIs for India, joining the list of players with the most ducks in the format.

Most Ducks for India in ODIs

20 - Sachin Tendulkar
19 - Virat Kohli, Javagal Srinath
18 - Anil Kumble, Yuvraj Singh
17 - Harbhajan Singh, Rohit Sharma*
16 - Sourav Ganguly

Most Ducks for India Across Formats

Rohit has also registered 35 ducks across formats, including Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He shares the fifth position on this unwanted list with Anil Kumble. Zaheer Khan leads the chart with 43 ducks, while Virat Kohli is second with 41.

43 - Zaheer Khan
41 - Virat Kohli
40 - Ishant Sharma
37 - Jasprit Bumrah, Harbhajan Singh
35 - Anil Kumble, Rohit Sharma*
34 - Sachin Tendulkar

Most Ducks as Openers for India in ODIs

It is important to note that Rohit Sharma has also surpassed Gautam Gambhir with 9 ducks for India as an opener in ODIs.

13 - Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag
12 - Sachin Tendulkar
11 - K. Srikkanth
9 - Rohit Sharma*
8 - Gautam Gambhir

Rohit Sharma Ends Three-Year Streak Without An ODI Duck

Rohit Sharma's dismissal against New Zealand was his first ODI duck against the Black Caps. It also ended his impressive streak of 39 consecutive ODI innings without scoring 0. His previous ODI duck came against Australia during the 2023 World Cup in Chennai.