Kuldeep Yadav became the third Indian to take a hat-trick in ODIs during the second match of the ongoing series between India and Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The chinaman bowler stunned Aussie batsmen with his guile as he etched his name in an elite list by achieving the feat in the 33rd over.
The young spinner dismissed Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar and Pat Cummins on successive deliveries.
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
Kuldeep is the third bowler in the history to take a hat-trick for India in ODIs after Chetan Sharma and Kapil Dev. He is also the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Under-19 ODIs as well as in ODIs. He achieved the same feat against Scotland U19 in the U19 World Cup 2014.
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
Cricket fraternity congratulated Kuldeep Yadav on Twitter for his hat-trick against Australia in the 2nd ODI:
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
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
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
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
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
Congratulations @imkuldeep18 well done chote on becoming the 3rd Indian to take a ODI hat-trick. #INDvAUS
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) September 21, 2017
Top bowling 👍 https://t.co/FbKYy0keQ8
— Niall John O Brien (@niallnobiobrien) September 21, 2017