Kuldeep Yadav achieved the feat of becoming the first Indian to take two hat-tricks in ODIs during India vs West Indies 2nd ODI 2019. The match was being played at Vizag Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Amul has shared a wonderful post on social media to honour the chinaman, Kuldeep Yadav, for bagging hat-trick twice in his career. The left-arm off-spinner after going for runs in his 1st spell came back strong in the 2nd spell where he took the hat-trick on the last three balls of the 33rd over. Scroll down to check Amul's latest topical celebration for Kuldeep Yadav's hat-trick. Kuldeep Yadav Hat-Trick Leaves Twitterati Impressed As Indian Cricket Team Thrash West Indies by 107 Runs in 2nd ODI in Vizag
Earlier in the match West Indies skipper, Kieron Pollard won the toss and elected to bowl first. Both Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma scored centuries, where the latter was adjudged Man of the Match for his knock of 159 runs. Kuldeep took wickets of Shai Hope, Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph consecutively in the 33rd over. This was his 2nd hat-trick, while the first one came up against Australia in the year 2017 at Kolkata, where he dismissed Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar and Pat Cummins on back-to-back deliveries. India Vs West Indies, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd ODI Match - Full ScoreCard.
Amul Honours Kuldeep Yadav in their Post
#Amul Topical: First Indian to take two international hat-tricks! pic.twitter.com/g9xN0ILWP3
— Amul.coop (@Amul_Coop) December 19, 2019
Kuldeep Yadav after bagging a hat-trick in the recently-concluded one-day match against Windies joins an elite list of bowlers to pick up more than 1 hat-trick in ODI cricket. This list includes names like Lasith Malinga, Wasim Akram, Chaminda Vaas, Saqlain Mushtaq and Trent Boult. Interestingly, Kuldeep Yadav has also taken a hat-trick for India in Under-19 cricket. The three-match series between India and West Indies is currently levelled at 1-1 with last game to be played on Dec 22, 2019, at Cuttack.
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