Kuldeep Yadav The Hat-trick man stole the limelight in the 2nd ODI against Australia on Thursday, becoming only the 3rd Indian to register a hat-trick in the 50-over format of the game.
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Kuldeep Yadav said he had never dreamt of achieving it.Yadav also said Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s comments encouraged him before the delivery to achieve the milestone. Kuldeep revealed the conversation he had with Dhoni after sending two batsmen Wade and Agar back to the pavilion before his third delivery. Kuldeep said he had asked Dhoni what delivery he should bowl next.
“I asked Mahi bhai, what should I bowl. He said ‘tujhe jaisa bhi lagta hai, woh daal’. I was very happy that he backed me,” Yadav said after the match.
The advice from senior pro went in favour of the hattrick bowler. The 22-year-old removed all the three Australians off at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata to join Kapil Dev (1991) and Chetan Sharma (1987) in an elite club of Indians who have claimed a hat-trick. Kapil’s hat-trick was the only ODI hat-trick at the Eden until Kuldeep joined him on Thursday.
This Is Not 1st Time
However, this is not the first time that he registered a hat-trick for the India. Kuldeep Yadav became the 1st Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in Under-19 World Cup history and in the process, sent Scotland Under-19’s to 88 all out in Dubai.
“This is very special for me. That really changed the game for us. It was a proud moment,” Kuldeep said of his hat-trick against Australia.
Kuldeep played only his ninth ODI and with MS Dhoni’s helped him from behind the stumps, the young leg-spinner showed his variety and completely derailed Australia’s chase of 253.
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India rode on a 92 by captain Kohli and 55 by Rahane to post a competitive 252 on the board for the Aussies and followed it up with a brilliant bowling display by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya and, of course, Kuldeep. Now the India leads the 5 match ODI series with 2-0, the 3rd ODI will be played on Sunday, September 24 at Indore.
