CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Chetan Sharma was the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in ODI cricket, against New Zealand in the 1987 World Cup. Kapil Dev was the second Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in ODI cricket.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chetan Sharma Sharma took the first hat-trick in the history of the tournament when he clean bowled Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith, and Ewen Chatfield of New Zealand off consecutive balls.

Detailed explanation-3: -The only bowler to have taken three ODI hat-tricks is Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga. Five other bowlers- Pakistan’s Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq, Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Vaas, New Zealand’s Trent Boult and India’s Kuldeep Yadav-have taken two hat-tricks in the format.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chahar is the first Indian male cricketer to claim a hat-trick in T20Is. Before him, Indian female cricketer, spinner Ekta Bisht claimed a hat-trick during the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier match against Sri Lanka in 2012.