Asia Cup Cricket: In 34 years for Team India, no bowler has been successful in taking a hat -trick in the Asia Cup. Here we will tell you about those 3 bowlers who can match Kapil Dev this time.
Sports Desk: The Asia Cup 2025 is going to start in UAE from Tuesday 9 September and its final match will be played on 28 September. Apart from the batting of the Indian team during this time, everyone is going to keep an eye on bowling. No bowler in the Asia Cup has been successful in taking a hat -trick for Team India in 34 years so far. Many big bowlers came and gone, but no one has taken a hat-trick. Let us first know which Indian bowler took a hat -trick 34 years ago.
Hat -trick bowlers for India?
The only bowler who took a hat -trick for India in the Asia Cup is Kapil Dev. This former veteran bowler took a hat -trick in the Eden Garden against Sri Lanka in 1991. The biggest thing is that this hat -trick came in the final match. Kapil dismissed R Mahamana, R Ratnayake and Sanath Jayasuriya in three consecutive balls. India won that match by 7 wickets.
Now the big question is whether this time an Indian bowler will be able to match Kapil Dev? Let us know about the 3 names that have the ability to take a hat -trick.
Jaspreet Bumrah
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah can end the drought of Hat trick for Team India in the Asia Cup for 34 years. Currently Bumrah is considered the world’s most Dangerous bowler, who has the ability to pile up batsmen in any situation or wicket. Bumrah’s ball changes the fork by pitching on the good length, which is very difficult for the batsmen to play. Apart from this, he has a good option of bouncers and yorker, from where he takes a lot of wickets. Bumrah has taken an economy of 6.28 in 70 T20I matches and 89 wickets at an average of 17.74. His best bowling figure is 3 wickets for 7 runs.
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Kuldeep Yadav
Spin bowler Kuldeep Yadav, who is called Indian left -arm chinaman, also has the ability to take a hat -trick. From above, all the matches of Team India will be played at the Dubai International Stadium in the Asia Cup 2025, where the pitch is helpful for spinners. In such a situation, Kuldeep can prove fatal for the teams. He has the ability to release the ball at a slow pace, which makes it difficult to read the batsmen in the air itself. Apart from this, his ball falls in the right hideout and it is not easy for the batsmen to play on such a turn. In that case, Kuldeep can be successful in taking a hat -trick. Kuldeep has taken an economy of 6.77 in 64 T20I matches and 69 wickets at an average of 14.07, with his best bowling figure 5–17. He has also taken five wicket halls 2 times.
Arshdeep Singh
Left -arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh knows how to swing the ball inside and outside and in such a situation it is very difficult for the batsmen to play the waving ball. Arshadeep can take a hat -trick by putting fast balls by taking advantage of the pitch on the evening wicket. He has also shown this by doing so in the IPL. Especially in the end overs, they become more effective. He has taken an economy of 8.30 in 63 T20 International matches and 99 wickets at an average of 18.30. His best bowling figure is 4 wickets for 9 runs. This player has full chance of repeating the 34 -year -old history.
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