Who has got the most hat-tricks in cricket?
India’s Chetan Sharma was the first cricketer to take a hat-trick in a World Cup match. Eleven hat-tricks have been taken in World Cup matches. Pakistani’s Wasim Akram and Mohammad Sami are the only players to have taken hat-tricks in ODIs and Tests.
Who is the first Indian to take hattrick in Test cricket?
Harbhajan Singh’
Has anyone ever taken 4 wickets in 4 balls?
Malinga is the only man in the history of international cricket to pick up four wickets in four balls on two different occasions.
Why is 3 wickets called a hat-trick?
A player gets a hat-trick when they score three goals in one game, but the use of the term actually didn’t start on the football pitch. The phrase came from cricket, and was used when a bowler took three wickets from three consecutive balls. The club would give the bowler a hat to celebrate this achievement.
Who took 5 wickets in 5 balls?
| Bowler(Sequence) | Match | Year |
|---|---|---|
| MJC Allom (on debut: W-WWW) | England v New Zealand | 1929-30 |
| CM Old (Sequence interrupted by a no-ball: WW-WW) | England v Pakistan | 1978 |
| Wasim Akram(WW-WW) | Pakistan v West Indies | 1990-91 |
Why is it called a Fifer?
The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in Fife and Drum Corps, military units, and marching bands. Someone who plays the fife is called a fifer. The word fife comes from the German Pfeife, meaning pipe, which comes from the Latin word pipare, possibly via French fifre.
Who took six wickets in an over?
In a rare instance, a bowler named Aled Carey produced the ‘perfect over’ by taking six wickets in six balls while playing club cricket in Australia. His first wicket was caught at slip, followed by a caught-behind, an LBW and three consecutive clean bowls thereafter.
Who took first 5 wicket haul in IPL?
Sohail Tanvir