Kuldeep Yadav on Thursday became only the third Indian after Chetan Sharma and Kapil Dev to pick up a hat-trick in one-day internationals.
The 22-year-old ran through the Australian lower-order dismissing Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar and Pat Cummins to achieve the feat during the second ODI at the Eden Gardens.
Having conceded 39 runs in 7 overs, Kuldeep was under pressure. But, he snapped the slump in his eighth over as Wade dragged the ball onto the stumps. He then trapped Agar in front of the stumps. Cummins fell on the hat-trick ball failing to read a googly. He could only edge the ball which was neatly plucked by MS Dhoni behind the stumps.
The wicket brought the packed Eden Gardens on its feet and of course, Twitter had a field day.
The Hat-trick ball!
Kuldeep Yadav Hattrick wicket vs Australia.
— Naveen (@naveenarendran) September 21, 2017
Third Indian to Take Hattrick in ODI.
Dhoni As Cool Always 😍😎🤗#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/rNz8o8L9q0
The celebration!
A hat-trick for @imkuldeep18. He becomes the third Indian to achieve this feat, after Kapil Dev and Chetan Sharma #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/1VNgiDUvzj
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 21, 2017
Not the first time!
He's just taken his first ODI hat-trick in Kolkata, but it's not the first one @imkuldeep18 has celebrated in an India shirt... pic.twitter.com/26ioVfdxCQ
— ICC (@ICC) September 21, 2017
The stats!
Hat-tricks for India:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) September 21, 2017
Tests:
Harbhajan Singh
Irfan Pathan
ODIs:
Chetan Sharma
Kapil Dev
Kuldeep Yadav#INDvAUS
Hat-tricks in International cricket at Under-19 and Senior level:
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) September 21, 2017
Damien Fleming
Abdul Razzaq
Jermaine Lawson
KULDEEP YADAV#INDvAUS
Kuldeep Yadav:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) September 21, 2017
1st ODI: Conceded hat-trick of sixes
2nd ODI: Claimed hat-trick of wickets#INDvAUS
The adulation!
.@imkuldeep18 & @yuzi_chahal didn't just bowl well but actually spun the game in India's favour! Superb batting @imVkohli & @ajinkyarahane88 pic.twitter.com/0mUKz4tnlf
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 21, 2017
Colour of ur outfit may hav changed frm @KKRiders purple to @BCCI blue but d mystery around ur bowling remains d same....bravo @imkuldeep18
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) September 21, 2017
3 in 3 and all of them through different modes of dismissal, that's the way to do it! Shabash, @imkuldeep18 👏 Lets do a 5 for 😉
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) September 21, 2017
Congratulations @imkuldeep18 on your terrific achievement at the special venue #EdenGardens always have something special to offer #Hattric
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 21, 2017
Great achievement @imkuldeep18 congrats for getting a hattrick which doesn't come often #Hattrick #INDvsAUS
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 21, 2017
कुल का दीपक चमक गया....well bowled, Kuldeep Yadav 😊🙌 three balls turned a forgettable outing into one to cherish for the rest of your life!
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 21, 2017
Aussie batting clueless against trickster Kuldeep. Getting a wrist-spinner for net practice has obviously not helped against him and Chahal
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 21, 2017
You won't see a better hat trick ball than that from Kuldeep Yadav! So happy for the young man.👏👏👏#HatTrick
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) September 21, 2017
And second time it has happened for an Indian spinner at the Eden Gardens against Oz!! @imkuldeep18 well done. @harbhajan_singh remem 2001?
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) September 21, 2017
Kuldeep Yadav 👏👏👏.... book his 2019 World Cup ticket now! #IndvAus
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) September 21, 2017
And the Jokes...
This is what Kuldeep Yadav did to Aussies.#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/cLDVIWVpCK
— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) September 21, 2017
We always knew we had it in us to get Kuldeep Yadav to a hat-trick - Aussie batsmen#indvsaus
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) September 21, 2017
