Before Prince Yadav, these 10 bowlers have dismissed Virat Kohli for zero in IPL, they have suffered maximum ducks against this team.
Virat Kohli Duck in IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batsman Virat Kohli was recently out without opening the account in the match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2026. LSG’s young fast bowler Prince Yadav clean bowled Virat on his second ball. Prince bowled such a dangerous ball that the entire stadium along with Virat was shocked.
This was the first time in the last three years that Kohli was out for a duck in the IPL. While chasing the target, he returned to the pavilion after nine years on a duck. However, even before Prince, 10 bowlers had dismissed Kohli for zero.
How many times was Virat out on zero in IPL?
Virat Kohli has been out on zero 11 times so far in IPL history. For the first time, he was out without opening the account in IPL 2008. At that time, Ashish Nehra, while playing for Mumbai Indians, had shown him the way to the pavilion. The special thing is that 7 times out of 11, Indian bowlers have dismissed Virat on zero. At the same time, only once has a spinner been able to get him out without opening the account.
These bowlers have dismissed Virat on zero
In the IPL 2014 and 2022 seasons, Virat Kohli was out on ‘duck’ the most number of times and returned to the pavilion 3-3 times without opening the account. Virat was out for a duck by Zaheer Khan (MI), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) and Sandeep Sharma (PBKS) in 2014. Whereas, in 2022, Dushmantha Chameera (LSG), Marco Janson (SRH) and Jagadish Suchith (SRH) were sent to the pavilion without opening the account.
Let us tell you that Prince Yadav became only the second bowler in IPL history to bowl Virat out for zero. Earlier in IPL 2016, Dhawal Kulkarni had bowled Virat while playing for Gujarat Lions.
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Most number of outs against this team on zero
Virat Kohli has been out on zero against Sunrisers Hyderabad the maximum number of times in IPL history, 3 times. Apart from this, he has been out on duck twice each against Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants. At the same time, he has been out 1-1 times without opening the account against Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Lions.
Complete list of Virat Kohli’s zero outs in IPL
| date | opponent team | bowler | balls played | way out | match venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2008 | Mumbai Indians | Ashish Nehra | 1 | caught out | Bengaluru |
| 19 April 2014 | Mumbai Indians | zaheer khan | 2 | caught out | Dubai |
| 4 May 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 5 | caught out | Bengaluru |
| 9 May 2014 | punjab kings | Sandeep Sharma | 1 | caught out | Bengaluru |
| 24 May 2016 | Gujarat Lions | Dhawal Kulkarni | 2 | bold | Bengaluru |
| 23 April 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 1 | caught out | Kolkata |
| 19 April 2022 | Lucknow Super Giants | Dushmantha Chameera | 1 | caught out | Navi Mumbai |
| 23 April 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | marco jansen | 1 | caught out | Mumbai (Brabourne) |
| 8 May 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Jagadisha Suchit | 1 | caught out | Mumbai (Wankhede) |
| 23 April 2023 | Rajasthan Royals | trent bolt | 1 | lbw | Bengaluru |
| 7 May 2026 | Lucknow Super Giants | Prince Yadav | 2 | bold | Lucknow |
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