IND vs WI: Kuldeep Yadav creates history, became the first Indian to achieve this record

Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav has created history and registered a special record to his name in the second ODI of the 3-match series against the West Indies.

Kuldeep took a hat-trick in this match at the Dr. Y Rajasekhar ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. The 25-year-old bowler became the first Indian to take 2 hat-tricks in international cricket.

Kuldeep first dismissed well-settled Shai Hope in the hands of Virat Kohli on the fourth ball of the 33rd over. On the next ball, he sent Jason Holder stumped back to the pavilion and on the last ball, he completed his hat-trick by dismissing Alzari Joseph.

Chetan Sharma had done this feat for the first time in ODIs from India. Chetan took a hat-trick against New Zealand in Nagpur in 1987. After this, in 1983 World Cup-winning team captain Kapil Dev took a hat-trick against Sri Lanka in Kolkata in 1991.

In 2017, Kuldeep took a hat-trick for the first time against Australia in Kolkata. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami achieved this feat against Afghanistan in Southampton in ICC World Cup.

1. Chetan Sharma in 1987
2. Kapil Dev in 1991
3. Kuldeep Yadav in 2017
4. Mohammed Shami in 2019
5. Kuldeep Yadav in 2019 

Bowlers who have taken hat-trick 2 or more times in ODIs:

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga holds the record for taking the most hat-trick in ODIs. He has taken 3 times so far.

Meanwhile, former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq, former Sri Lankan paceman Chaminda Vaas, New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult and Kuldeep Yadav have taken a hat-trick 2 times.