Question

Which bird is associated with a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero?

Answer 1

When batsman is dismissed out of the cricket ground without scoring single run, his score is generally termed as Duck.

Thus, Duck is the bird associated with a batsman’s dismissal for a score of zero.

It generally happens when he turns out without scoring single run for his team.

Answer 2

When the batsman is dismissed without scoring any runs for a score of zero, it is called as "duck out".

The bird duck is associated.

The term has been in use before test cricket and it is actually termed as "duck's egg out". In 1866, the term "duck" was introduced when the Prince of Wales got out without scoring any runs.

Since, the shape of the duck's egg and 0 are same, the term is shortened into "duck out".

There are different types of duck outs:

• Golden duck
• Silver duck
• Diamond duck
• Palladium duck