Fans asked Sai Sudarshan not to lose hope after DUCK in his first Test match, remind him of…

After Sai Sudharsan's duck on Test debut, fans rallied behind him, urging him not to lose hope and reminding him of legends who also started their careers with a zero.

New Delhi: Cricket is a game of uncertainty, what people think is often not what it is, and what no one can even think is what it is. Sai Sudharsan, the highest run-scorer in the IPL 2025 to win the Orange Cap and shouted as a future superstar, had a completely unexpected start to his Test career. He could only play three balls in the Headingley Test between India and England and was dismissed without opening his account. On the ball that he got dismissed, usually no other batter could have given his wicket. However, experience will be a big lesson for Sai Sudharsan about the red ball cricket challenges in SENA countries.

Cricketers started with Duck, but made history

Sai Sudharsan may have failed to open his account, but he is not the only one whose Test career started with a ‘duck’. Before him, there have been six India legends who went on to have spectacular careers after being dismissed for zero in their debut Tests. The biggest name among them is Sachin Tendulkar, who went on to leave an indelible mark in the world of cricket. Apart from them, players like MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, VVS Laxman, Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul also went through a similar path but later won everyone’s hearts with their performances.

The beginning of failure to the story of success

Sai Sudharsan should not be discouraged by this poor start. He is also getting a lot of support and appreciation on social media. Cricket history is full of instances where early failures made players great later on. Former Sri Lankan opener Marvan Atapattu is the perfect example of this, who, despite being dismissed for nil five times in his opening six Test innings, later wrote the story of a long and successful career. Hence this ‘duck’ of Sai is just a beginning — not the end of his career. Fans are eager to watch him play and boosted his morale and advised not to lose hope.

One duck doesn’t define your career 💯#INDvsENG #SaiSudharsan pic.twitter.com/oOyPA89POc

— Sarcasm (@sarcastic_us) June 20, 2025

People are going after Sai Sudharsan because he got out in an unlucky manner.

Pipe down, the kid is a superstar

— Vikram Mahendra (@ElRealesVikram) June 20, 2025

India scored 471 runs in the first innings against England. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 101 runs off 159 balls while playing in an aggressive manner. Captain Shubman Gill scored a brilliant 147 runs, while Rishabh Pant also strengthened the team with a useful innings of 134 runs. KL Rahul scored 42 runs while Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair could not even open the account. Ravindra Jadeja (11), Shardul Thakur (1), Jasprit Bumrah (0) and Prasidh Krishna (1) were dismissed early. Mohammad Siraj returned not out on 3 runs. Josh Tongue scalped 4 wickets for England. Indian tam lost its last 5 wickets for just 21 runs.