5 Cricketers who earned their funny nicknames for getting out on duck
Ajit Agarkar - Bombay Duck
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Generally, cricketers earn their nicknames from their fans or teammates for their cricketing performances or their on-field attitude. Some of those nicknames were funny while some of those were much respected.

But when a batsman earns his nickname due to scoring consecutive ducks in the international cricket, those are commonly very funny but not respectful for the batsman.

“Duck” is one of the most humiliating figures for a batsman in cricket. In cricket, a “Duck” means a batsman’s dismissal without scoring a run (0 runs). When a batsman is dismissed for “Pair” in a Test match, it becomes humiliating for the batsman. When a batsman is dismissed for zero in the both innings of a two-innings cricket match, it is called the batsman is dismissed for a “Pair”.

Now we will talk about the cricketers, who earn their funny nicknames for getting out on duck consecutive times. Some of them were very established batsmen in the international cricket.

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