Hyderabad: The 12th edition of Indian Premier League is just around the corner and the IPL franchise will be gearing up for the season.
When this new form of cricket tournament started way back in 2008, everyone thought that the batsmen will make life hell for every bowler but surprisingly bowlers have been equally brilliant as batsmen in the last 11 seasons of the competition.
Interestingly, it took 2 seasons for an Indian batsman to hit a century but in the first season itself, Laxmipathy Balaji took a hat-trick for Chennai Super Kings. After 11 seasons leg spinner, Amit Mishra has the highest number of hat-tricks under his belt, which is three.
All in all, in the last 11 years IPL has seen 17 hat-tricks out of which 13 were picked by the spinners and rest were picked by the seamers but there are some unknown or shocking names in this list as well.
Let's take you through the list of lesser-known players who bagged hat-tricks in IPL
5. Ajit Chandila- Rajasthan Royals 2012
Former Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila, who is banned for life by the BCCI for his role in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal, has clinched a hat-trick in the 2012 edition of IPL against the Pune Warriors India.
The RR team was then captained by Rahul Dravid who tossed the new ball to Chandila, who did not let his captain down by picking wicket of Pune team's opener Jesse Ryder, captain Sourav Ganguly and Robin Uthappa. The off-spinner finished with figures of 4 for 13. He played a vital role in teams win and was adjudged as the man of the match.
4. Laxmipathy Balaji - Chennai Super Kings - 2008
This was the first ever hat-trick of IPL and it was taken by Indian pacer Laxmipathy Balaji. The CSK fast bowler took five wickets, including three on consecutive deliveries in the last over of the game against the Kings XI in 2008.
Balaji during his incredible last over got the wickets of Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla VRV Singh. He was given the man of the match award for his extraordinary performance.
3. Pravin Tambe, Rajasthan Royals 2014
Pravin Tambe is the oldest player to pick a hat-trick in IPL. In 2014 playing for RR he cut through the batting lineup of Kolkatta Knight Riders. Knight Riders needed 49 runs off the last five overs and had experience batsmen like Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan on the crease but Tambe had other plans.
He dismissed Pandey, Pathan and Ryan ten Doeschate on consecutive deliveries which helped RR win the match by 10 runs. The 47-year-old did not just clinched wickets but also was economical as he only gave 26 runs in four overs.
2. Yuvraj Singh, Kings XI Punjab 2009
Everyone knows that Yuvraj Singh is a decent allrounder in limited overs format as the left-arm leg spinner has clinched wickets for his team at crucial moments of the game but surprisingly Yuvraj is the only bowler to have pick two hat-tricks in a season.
While captaining the KXIP side in 2009 Yuvraj took the first hat-trick against RCB in which he clinched the wicket of Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Robin Uthappa. Despite his brilliant effort in the bowling RCB won the match by 8 runs.
In the same season, the Punjab skipper took another hat-trick which was against Deccan Chargers in Johannesburg. Yuvraj's hat-trick contributed in a thrilling win over eventual champions DC. In another low-scoring match, Yuvraj contributed with figures of 3-13 in four overs to restrict DC to 133/8, as Punjab won the match by 1 run.
1. Rohit Sharma, Deccan Chargers 2009
This is the most shocking name in the list as we don't often see Indian vice-captain, Rohit Sharma bowl in cricket. He took the fifth hat trick of the IPL playing against Mumbai Indians.
Rohit dismissed Abhishek Nayar and Harbhajan Singh of consecutive deliveries and completed the hat-trick by taking the wicket of JP Duminy. Rohit Sharma's hat-trick came at a point where Mumbai's chances of a victory were getting dimmer in the match. Rohit Sharma got his fourth wicket in the same over dismissing Saurabh Tiwari.
Rohit Sharma in this match registered his best bowling figures in IPL ever. His bowling figures of 4 for 6 from 2 overs is also the second-best figures in this season so far.
Lesser known players who bagged hat-tricks in IPL
Let's take you through the list of lesser-known players who bagged hat-tricks in IPL
Hyderabad: The 12th edition of Indian Premier League is just around the corner and the IPL franchise will be gearing up for the season.
When this new form of cricket tournament started way back in 2008, everyone thought that the batsmen will make life hell for every bowler but surprisingly bowlers have been equally brilliant as batsmen in the last 11 seasons of the competition.
Interestingly, it took 2 seasons for an Indian batsman to hit a century but in the first season itself, Laxmipathy Balaji took a hat-trick for Chennai Super Kings. After 11 seasons leg spinner, Amit Mishra has the highest number of hat-tricks under his belt, which is three.
All in all, in the last 11 years IPL has seen 17 hat-tricks out of which 13 were picked by the spinners and rest were picked by the seamers but there are some unknown or shocking names in this list as well.
Let's take you through the list of lesser-known players who bagged hat-tricks in IPL
5. Ajit Chandila- Rajasthan Royals 2012
Former Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila, who is banned for life by the BCCI for his role in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal, has clinched a hat-trick in the 2012 edition of IPL against the Pune Warriors India.
The RR team was then captained by Rahul Dravid who tossed the new ball to Chandila, who did not let his captain down by picking wicket of Pune team's opener Jesse Ryder, captain Sourav Ganguly and Robin Uthappa. The off-spinner finished with figures of 4 for 13. He played a vital role in teams win and was adjudged as the man of the match.
4. Laxmipathy Balaji - Chennai Super Kings - 2008
This was the first ever hat-trick of IPL and it was taken by Indian pacer Laxmipathy Balaji. The CSK fast bowler took five wickets, including three on consecutive deliveries in the last over of the game against the Kings XI in 2008.
Balaji during his incredible last over got the wickets of Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla VRV Singh. He was given the man of the match award for his extraordinary performance.
3. Pravin Tambe, Rajasthan Royals 2014
Pravin Tambe is the oldest player to pick a hat-trick in IPL. In 2014 playing for RR he cut through the batting lineup of Kolkatta Knight Riders. Knight Riders needed 49 runs off the last five overs and had experience batsmen like Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan on the crease but Tambe had other plans.
He dismissed Pandey, Pathan and Ryan ten Doeschate on consecutive deliveries which helped RR win the match by 10 runs. The 47-year-old did not just clinched wickets but also was economical as he only gave 26 runs in four overs.
2. Yuvraj Singh, Kings XI Punjab 2009
Everyone knows that Yuvraj Singh is a decent allrounder in limited overs format as the left-arm leg spinner has clinched wickets for his team at crucial moments of the game but surprisingly Yuvraj is the only bowler to have pick two hat-tricks in a season.
While captaining the KXIP side in 2009 Yuvraj took the first hat-trick against RCB in which he clinched the wicket of Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Robin Uthappa. Despite his brilliant effort in the bowling RCB won the match by 8 runs.
In the same season, the Punjab skipper took another hat-trick which was against Deccan Chargers in Johannesburg. Yuvraj's hat-trick contributed in a thrilling win over eventual champions DC. In another low-scoring match, Yuvraj contributed with figures of 3-13 in four overs to restrict DC to 133/8, as Punjab won the match by 1 run.
1. Rohit Sharma, Deccan Chargers 2009
This is the most shocking name in the list as we don't often see Indian vice-captain, Rohit Sharma bowl in cricket. He took the fifth hat trick of the IPL playing against Mumbai Indians.
Rohit dismissed Abhishek Nayar and Harbhajan Singh of consecutive deliveries and completed the hat-trick by taking the wicket of JP Duminy. Rohit Sharma's hat-trick came at a point where Mumbai's chances of a victory were getting dimmer in the match. Rohit Sharma got his fourth wicket in the same over dismissing Saurabh Tiwari.
Rohit Sharma in this match registered his best bowling figures in IPL ever. His bowling figures of 4 for 6 from 2 overs is also the second-best figures in this season so far.
Hyderabad: The 12th edition of Indian Premier League is just around the corner and the IPL franchise will be gearing up for the season.
When this new form of cricket tournament started way back in 2008, everyone thought that the batsmen will make life hell for every bowler but surprisingly bowlers have been equally brilliant as batsmen in the last 11 seasons of the competition.
Interestingly, it took 2 seasons for an Indian batsman to hit a century but in the first season itself, Laxmipathy Balaji took a hat-trick for Chennai Super Kings. After 11 seasons leg spinner, Amit Mishra has the highest number of hat-tricks under his belt, which is three.
All in all, in the last 11 years IPL has seen 17 hat-tricks out of which 13 were picked by the spinners and rest were picked by the seamers but there are some unknown or shocking names in this list as well.
Let's take you through the list of lesser-known players who bagged hat-tricks in IPL
5. Ajit Chandila- Rajasthan Royals 2012
Former Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila, who is banned for life by the BCCI for his role in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal, has clinched a hat-trick in the 2012 edition of IPL against the Pune Warriors India.
The RR team was then captained by Rahul Dravid who tossed the new ball to Chandila, who did not let his captain down by picking wicket of Pune team's opener Jesse Ryder, captain Sourav Ganguly and Robin Uthappa. The off-spinner finished with figures of 4 for 13. He played a vital role in teams win and was adjudged as the man of the match.
4. Laxmipathy Balaji - Chennai Super Kings - 2008
This was the first ever hat-trick of IPL and it was taken by Indian pacer Laxmipathy Balaji. The CSK fast bowler took five wickets, including three on consecutive deliveries in the last over of the game against the Kings XI in 2008.
Balaji during his incredible last over got the wickets of Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla VRV Singh. He was given the man of the match award for his extraordinary performance.
3. Pravin Tambe, Rajasthan Royals 2014
Pravin Tambe is the oldest player to pick a hat-trick in IPL. In 2014 playing for RR he cut through the batting lineup of Kolkatta Knight Riders. Knight Riders needed 49 runs off the last five overs and had experience batsmen like Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan on the crease but Tambe had other plans.
He dismissed Pandey, Pathan and Ryan ten Doeschate on consecutive deliveries which helped RR win the match by 10 runs. The 47-year-old did not just clinched wickets but also was economical as he only gave 26 runs in four overs.
2. Yuvraj Singh, Kings XI Punjab 2009
Everyone knows that Yuvraj Singh is a decent allrounder in limited overs format as the left-arm leg spinner has clinched wickets for his team at crucial moments of the game but surprisingly Yuvraj is the only bowler to have pick two hat-tricks in a season.
While captaining the KXIP side in 2009 Yuvraj took the first hat-trick against RCB in which he clinched the wicket of Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Robin Uthappa. Despite his brilliant effort in the bowling RCB won the match by 8 runs.
In the same season, the Punjab skipper took another hat-trick which was against Deccan Chargers in Johannesburg. Yuvraj's hat-trick contributed in a thrilling win over eventual champions DC. In another low-scoring match, Yuvraj contributed with figures of 3-13 in four overs to restrict DC to 133/8, as Punjab won the match by 1 run.
1. Rohit Sharma, Deccan Chargers 2009
This is the most shocking name in the list as we don't often see Indian vice-captain, Rohit Sharma bowl in cricket. He took the fifth hat trick of the IPL playing against Mumbai Indians.
Rohit dismissed Abhishek Nayar and Harbhajan Singh of consecutive deliveries and completed the hat-trick by taking the wicket of JP Duminy. Rohit Sharma's hat-trick came at a point where Mumbai's chances of a victory were getting dimmer in the match. Rohit Sharma got his fourth wicket in the same over dismissing Saurabh Tiwari.
Rohit Sharma in this match registered his best bowling figures in IPL ever. His bowling figures of 4 for 6 from 2 overs is also the second-best figures in this season so far.
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