Rohit Sharma becomes holder of unwanted record after getting dismissed for duck in CSK-MI clash

It wasn’t an ideal day in office for Rohit Sharma on Saturday. Not only did Mumbai Indians (MI) end up suffering a lopsided defeat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai, skipper Rohit Sharma’s horror run with the bat continued as he was dismissed for a second consecutive duck.

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And in the process, ‘Hitman’ became the owner of an unwanted record — that of having the most ducks for a batter in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rohit has now been dismissed for 16 ducks in 237 matches in the world’s biggest T20 tournament.

16 ducks for Rohit Sharma – most by a player in IPL history

11 ducks for captain Rohit Sharma – most by a captain in IPL history #CSKvsMI pic.twitter.com/VSXBoIHxfl

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Rohit’s dismissal, meanwhile, was the result of a brilliant setup by CSK skipper MS Dhoni, who decided to stand up to the stumps in Deepak Chahar’s second over. Rohit attempted a lap shot, but ended up getting a leading edge as he didn’t exactly get his bat in the correct line, resulting in the ball looping over to backward point where Ravindra Jadeja collected a sitter.