Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma’s struggle with form continued as he registered another duck to join the list of Indian batsmen with most ducks in a calendar year in T20s.During the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants, Abhishek was dismissed for a two-ball duck by Mohammed Shami. It was his sixth duck in 2026 in T20s, moving him alongside Rohit Sharma (six ducks in 2018) and Sanju Samson (six ducks in 2024) for the most joint ducks by an Indian batter in a calendar year in the format, as reported by news agency ANI.
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