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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has become the first-ever bowler in T20I history to pick 4 wickets in 4 balls?
A
Lasith Malinga
B
Rashid Khan
C
Jasprit Bumrah
D
Kuldeep Yadav
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jason Holder picks up 4 wickets in four balls, becomes first WI bowler to take a T20I hat-trick - Watch.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lasith Malinga, four wickets in four balls. Twice in his career. Lasith Malinga is the only man in the history of international cricket to pick up four wickets in four balls on two different occasions. First four wickets in four balls came against South Africa at the 2007 World Cup.

Detailed explanation-3: -Holder’s rare feat saw him join an exclusive club featuring Lasith Malinga, Rashid Khan and Curtis Campher. They are the only other bowlers in men’s cricket to claim four wickets in four balls in T20Is.

Detailed explanation-4: -The only man to have taken four wickets with consecutive balls more than once is Robert James Crisp (1911-94) for Western Province v. Griqualand West at Johannesburg, South Africa on 24 Dec 1931 and against Natal at Durban, South Africa on 3 Mar 1934.

Detailed explanation-5: -This is another incident that adds up to the insane records hold by the legendary Wasim Akram. The last time we have witnessed this unique incident of 4 wickets in one over in Test cricket was in 2000 by Andy Caddick against West Indies.

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