Cricket
The chinaman bowler has joined an elite club with his feat on Sunday.
Updated : Sep 22, 2017, 09:23 AM IST
Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav stole the limelight in the second ODI against Australia by becoming only the third Indian to pick up a hat-trick in One-day Internationals. With Sunday's memorable feat, Yadav joined Kapil Dev (1991) and Chetan Sharma (1987) in a select club of Indians who have picked up a hat-trick.
Not just that, Kuldeep's hat-trick was also the third ever at the Eden Gardens. The hallowed stadium in Kolkata has witnessed two ODI hat-tricks now, and three over all in international cricket.
ODI hat-tricks:
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) September 21, 2017
3rd by an Indian
1st by an Indian spinner
7th vs Australia
2nd at Eden Gardens#HatTrick #INDvAUS #KuldeepYadav
International hat-tricks:
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) September 21, 2017
5th for Ind
3rd at Eden G
2nd for Ind vs Aus
3rd for Ind at Eden G
2nd for Ind spinner#INDvAUS #BeCoolLikeKuldeep
List A hat-tricks at Eden G:
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Kapil Dev, Ind vs SL 1990-91
JP Yadav, MP vs Ben 1998-99
.@imkuldeep18 TODAY#Be_Cool_Like_Kuldeep #INDvAUS
The Australian batsmen failed to pick Kuldeep in Chennai and it was no different in Kolkata. It was an all-round bowling effort from India and Yadav joined the party by sending back Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar and Pat Cummins in as many balls to send the Eden Gardens crowd into a frenzy. His best ball without a doubt was the hat-trick ball.
The young spinners showed remarkable calm to bowl the wrong one that took a thick edge of Cummins' bat before landing into the hands of MS Dhoni. Yadav got through Wade's stumps before trapping Agar infront of the stumps to be on a hat-trick.
It was not the first time that Yadav took a hat-trick for his country. He had become the first Indian to take a hat-trick in the U-19 World Cup, achieving the feat against Scotland in the 2014 edition.
Yadav said it was a special night for him.
"Initially I was struggling to bowl in a particular area. It is a game of cricket, everything happens. Last match, where I was hit for three sixes in an over, it was a learning experience," he said.
Asked how he planned the hat-trick ball, Yadav added: "Mahi bhai (Dhoni) what I should bowl, he said 'tujhe jaisa lagta hai wo daal (bowl what you want)'. This is special for me, changed the game for us. Really proud moment."
(Inputs from PTI)