A hat trick in a match is a game-changing moment. From the British government, cricket is being a global game. We usually see hat trick done by some international bowler. But against Mumbai Indians, our India’s hitman Rohit Sharma did a hat trick.
In cricket, bowling is the most demanding activity. But now, at this time, there are lots of batsmen with the powerful and incredible range, which is a threat for the best bowlers also. Nowadays, it takes a long time and effort to be a successful and smart bowler, and the hat trick is a huge achievement. In 13 seasons of IPL; there have been 19 hat tricks.
In IPL, the very 1st Hat Trick was achieved by Lakshmipathy Balaji. In 2008 in Chennai Super Kings XI Punjab, he took wickets of Piyush Chawla, VRV Singh, Irfan khan. CSK was his team. In IPL history, he is the first bowler who did a hat trick.
Most Hat Trick in IPL:
Amir Mishra was a Bengali cricket player. He is an efficient player in spinning the ball. In IPL, he took three hat trick. He first came in IPL in 2008 against Delhi Capitals(DC) for Deccan.
After three years against Kings XI Punjab, he took a hat trick for Delhi Capitals. This final hat trick of this efficient spinner was in 2013 in the match of Sunrisers Hyderabad V/S Pune.
His leg-spin is the powerful weapon in his game. He first hat trick in 2008, second in 2011, third in 2013.
He is the first player to do IPL hat trick.
Yuvraj Singh is an outstanding Indian player. He is a left-arm bowler. He is a slow bowler. But took two hat tricks in IPL. He is the only bowler to make this impressive move.
While playing for Kings XI Punjab, this player achieved those hat tricks in 2009 IPL. In 2009 the Indian Premier League first played in the lands of South Africa. In the final balls of 12th over Robin Uthappa, Jacques Kallis was dismissed by Yuvraj Singh.
His first coming on IPL is against Delhi Capitals, second against by Royal Challengers Bangalore( RCB).
Ajit Chandila was an off-spinner. He served for Rajasthan Royals in 2 seasons. In 2012, he played against Pune and took a hat trick. In 2012 IPL Ajit Chandila’s hat trick was the first one.
Rohit Sharma is known for his batting skills. He is a terrific batsman. In 2009 he played against Mumbai Indians(MI) for Deccan Chargers. In the match, he received his first hat trick incredibly.
Harbhajan Singh, Abhishek Nayar, JP Duminy was dismissed by Rohit Sharma’s batting. In 2009 he played against his home team Mumbai Indians.
Makhaya Ntini is a South African bowler. In IPL, he took one hat trick. In 2008 he played against Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) for Chennai Super Kings(CSK).
His hat trick was the third hat trick of the league. As an overseas player, it was his first hat trick.
Samuel Badree is a West Indies bowler. In 2017 he played against MI for RCB. In this match, he achieved one hat trick.
Sam Curran is an English player. In the year 2019 Indian Premier League achieved a hat trick. When the team was playing against Kings XI Punjab for Delhi Capitals(DC), now he plays for Chennai Super Kings(CSK).
Pravin Tambe is an experienced spinner in his 40s. In 2014 he played against Kolkata Knight Riders for Rajasthan Royals.
Andrew Tye is a good index in cricket. He is an Australian player. In 2017 he played against Pune for Gujarat and took a hat trick. In this match, he took three wickets in three balls.
Shreyas Gopal is an Indian Cricketer. He is a right-handed player spinner, and while bowling, he broke his legs. In 2019, against Royal Challengers Bangalore, he supported Rajasthan Royals and achieved a hat trick.
Praveen Kumar is a right-handed Indian player. He is a bowler. In 2010 he did a hat trick. He played for RCB against Rajasthan Royals in 2010 IPL. He is fifth Indian to take a hat trick.
Sunil Naraine is a left-handed batsman and left-handed off-spin bowler. In 2013 IPL, he played for KKR against KXIP and did a hat trick.
Axar Patel is a left-handed player. He is the first player who did the first hat trick for Punjab in 2016. He played against Gujrat lions for KXIP.
Conclusion
To get those 19 hat trick of IPL, there is aggressive nature of the players. Batsman tries hard to score runs instead of defending wickets. Mostly the players did the hat trick at the ending of the innings.
In the 2015, 2018, 2020 seasons of IPL, no hat trick was recorded.
