New Delhi, April 19 -- Ajinkya Rahane's second consecutive duck in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) made him the leader of an unwanted list of most duck as an opener in the history of the tournament. After his first-ball duck against Gujarat Titans, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain edged a wide delivery off Rajasthan Royals pacer Nandre Burger on Sunday.

In the process, Rahane now has 12 scores of zero in IPL, the most by any opening batter in the league. Below Rahane are former India cricketers Parthiv Patel (11), Shikhar Dhawan and Gautam Gambhir (both 10). Australian David Warner is fifth on the list with nine ducks in IPL.

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