... after avoiding a duck seven consecutive times/seven times in a row

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Which one is correct?

1- Ajit Agarkar celebrated in joy after avoiding a duck seven consecutive times.
2- Ajit Agarkar celebrated in joy after avoiding a duck for the seventh consecutive time.
3- Ajit Agarkar celebrated in joy after avoiding a duck seven times in a row.

This is based on a real-life incident that you haven't described correctly. None of those sentences mean what you want them to mean.

An Indian cricketer called Ajit Agarkar was dismissed seven consecutive times without scoring (a 'duck' in informal cricket terms), in matches against Australia. On the eighth occasion, he managed to score, and celebrated.

Ajit Agarkar celebrated [joyfully/in joy] after avoiding an eighth consecutive duck.

Your sentences mean something completely different. They mean he didn't score a duck seven consecutive times. For anyone with reasonable batting ability, that's quite normal.

Hello, Should it not be "Ajit Agarkar celebrated [joyfully/in joy] after avoiding the eighth consecutive duck." or "Ajit Agarkar celebrated [joyfully/in joy] after avoiding an eight-consecutive duck."

I have always known that 'the' is used after first, second, third and so on.

 

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Should it not be "Ajit Agarkar celebrated [joyfully/in joy] after avoiding the eighth consecutive duck."

No. You need "an". He scored a run and therefore there was no duck. "The" doesn't fit.

"Ajit Agarkar celebrated [joyfully/in joy] after avoiding an eight-consecutive duck."

This isn't grammatical.

I have always thought known that 'the' is used after "first", "second", "third" and so on.

Not necessarily. It depends on what you're saying.