Most Ducks in Test

Most Ducks in Test is a quirky yet telling statistic that reflects a player's longevity, especially for specialist bowlers who frequently bat in the lower order. The all-time record is held by West Indian pace legend Courtney Walsh, who was dismissed for zero 43 times in his career.

Walsh is followed by England’s Stuart Broad (39) and New Zealand’s Chris Martin (36). As of 2026, veteran seamer James Anderson remains the leading active player on this list with 33 ducks. While being dismissed for a duck is the ultimate frustration for any batter, in the context of legendary bowlers, this tally often serves as an unintended "badge of honor," representing their hundreds of appearances and decades of service to their national teams as resilient tail-enders.

RANK 1

Jasprit Bumrah

IND

Ducks

Runs

135

RANK 2

Yashasvi Jaiswal

IND

Ducks

Runs

2195

RANK 3

Mominul Haque

BAN

Ducks

Runs

976

Rank	Player	Mat	Inn	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Avg	Ducks
1	Jasprit Bumrah IND	20	29	135	26	0	0	6.43	7
2	Yashasvi Jaiswal IND	24	46	2195	214	6	12	49.89	5
3	Mominul Haque BAN	16	29	976	107	1	9	36.15	5
4	Ben Duckett ENG	28	52	1953	153	4	8	38.29	4
5	Zak Crawley ENG	25	45	1382	124	1	11	30.71	4
6	Prabath Jayasuriya SL	13	21	184	28	0	0	9.68	4
7	Jomel Warrican	8	15	160	36	0	0	14.55	4
8	Noman Ali	6	11	110	45	0	0	11	4
9	Richard Ngarava ZIM	7	13	86	28	0	0	7.82	4
10	Mohammed Siraj IND	22	30	65	12	0	0	4.33	4
11	Joe Root ENG	28	51	2527	262	11	6	54.93	3
12	Harry Brook ENG	23	40	1997	317	6	8	51.21	3
13	Ollie Pope ENG	26	46	1596	196	4	5	34.7	3
14	Ben Stokes ENG	23	42	1099	141	1	6	27.48	3
15	Kavem Hodge	13	26	714	123	2	3	28.56	3
16	Brian Bennett ZIM	11	19	509	139	2	2	29.94	3
17	Mitchell Starc AUS	20	32	467	77	0	3	17.96	3
18	Brydon Carse ENG	14	23	357	56	0	1	17.85	3
19	Chris Woakes	14	21	280	62	0	1	15.56	3
20	Nathan Lyon AUS	16	23	248	41	0	0	13.78	3
21	Wesley Madhevere ZIM	6	12	244	84	0	1	22.18	3
22	Roston Chase WI	8	16	221	44	0	0	13.81	3
23	Blessing Muzarabani ZIM	12	21	186	47	0	0	11.63	3
24	Takudzwanashe Kaitano	5	10	164	46	0	0	16.4	3
25	Shaheen Afridi PAK	4	8	74	29	0	0	10.57	3
26	Lahiru Kumara SL	8	14	50	10	0	0	5	3
27	Shubman Gill IND	20	37	1803	269	8	4	53.03	2
28	KL Rahul IND	18	34	1298	137	3	7	41.87	2
29	Devon Conway NZ	14	27	1083	227	3	5	41.65	2
30	Dinesh Chandimal SL	14	24	1066	116	2	9	44.42	2
31	Tom Latham NZ	15	30	1060	145	3	4	35.33	2
32	Usman Khawaja AUS	19	36	1005	232	1	3	29.56	2
33	Shadman Islam BAN	13	24	841	120	1	6	36.57	2
34	Dhananjaya de Silva SL	14	24	832	108	2	6	36.17	2
35	Saud Shakeel PAK	11	21	806	141	2	4	38.38	2
36	Tony de Zorzi SA	13	24	774	177	2	2	33.65	2
37	Tristan Stubbs SA	13	24	755	122	2	3	34.32	2
38	Justin Greaves WI	14	28	712	202	2	1	29.67	2
39	Cameron Green AUS	13	23	661	174	1	1	31.48	2
40	Tom Blundell NZ	16	25	501	115	1	1	21.78	2
41	Nitish Kumar Reddy IND	10	16	396	114	1	0	26.4	2
42	John Campbell	8	16	388	115	1	0	24.25	2
43	Sarfaraz Khan	6	11	371	150	1	3	37.1	2
44	Nick Welch	8	15	368	90	0	3	26.29	2
45	Brandon King WI	6	12	332	75	0	3	27.67	2
46	Saim Ayub PAK	7	14	331	77	0	3	23.64	2
47	Sai Sudharsan IND	6	11	302	87	0	2	27.45	2
48	Zakir Hasan	8	16	239	54	0	1	15.93	2
49	Keacy Carty WI	7	14	235	42	0	0	16.79	2
50	Marco Jansen SA	8	11	223	93	0	2	22.3	2
51	Matt Henry NZ	12	18	208	42	0	0	11.56	2
52	Keshav Maharaj SA	12	15	199	51	0	1	15.31	2
53	Tafadzwa Tsiga ZIM	7	13	178	33	0	0	16.18	2
54	Akash Deep	10	15	163	66	0	1	11.64	2
55	Sam Konstas AUS	5	10	163	60	0	1	16.3	2
56	Dewald Brevis SA	4	6	138	54	0	2	23	2
57	Nadine de Klerk SA-W	2	4	100	61	0	1	25	2
58	Bennie Hansen	2	3	67	63	0	1	22.33	2
59	Anamul Haque Bijoy BAN	3	5	62	39	0	0	12.4	2
60	Vishwa Fernando	8	13	55	13	0	0	5.5	2
61	Newman Nyamhuri	4	7	55	26	0	0	7.86	2
62	Naseem Shah PAK	3	5	42	33	0	0	8.4	2
63	Josh Tongue ENG	7	10	28	11	0	0	4	2
64	Trevor Gwandu ZIM	3	5	23	18	0	0	5.75	2
65	William ORourke NZ	11	19	18	5	0	0	3	2
66	Nishan Peiris	3	4	9	5	0	0	3	2
67	Harshit Rana IND	2	3	7	7	0	0	2.33	2
68	Harry Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
69	Kundai Matigimu	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
70	Nathan Rossouw	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
71	Travis Head AUS	20	37	1607	170	6	4	44.64	1
72	Ravindra Jadeja IND	21	34	1291	112	3	9	44.52	1
73	Jamie Smith ENG	20	35	1286	184	2	7	41.48	1
74	Steven Smith AUS	18	33	1249	141	5	4	44.61	1
75	Rishabh Pant IND	16	30	1205	134	3	7	41.55	1
76	Alex Carey AUS	20	33	1201	156	2	7	41.41	1
77	Wiaan Mulder SA	12	19	927	367	3	1	66.21	1
78	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	12	21	834	191	3	1	43.89	1
79	Aiden Markram SA	13	25	794	136	1	3	33.08	1
80	Mohammad Rizwan PAK	11	21	783	171	1	3	39.15	1
81	Shan Masood PAK	11	22	772	151	2	4	36.76	1
82	Kusal Mendis SL	13	22	769	106	1	5	38.45	1
83	David Bedingham SA	13	23	752	110	1	3	37.6	1
84	Ryan Rickelton SA	11	19	732	259	2	1	43.06	1
85	Alick Athanaze WI	15	30	669	92	0	4	22.3	1
86	Kyle Verreynne SA	15	22	666	114	3	1	35.05	1
87	Washington Sundar IND	13	23	620	101	1	2	36.47	1
88	Dimuth Karunaratne SL	12	23	591	86	0	5	26.86	1
89	Rohit Sharma IND	13	24	564	131	2	2	23.5	1
90	Glenn Phillips NZ	14	23	542	78	0	3	28.53	1