5 enviable records that little known Indian cricketers hold

5. Joginder Singh Rao – Two hat tricks in a single First Class Innings

Albert Trott: The only other bowler to take two hat-tricks in a single innings

A captain in the army, Joginder Singh Rao found the favour of his Services team captain when he threw the new ball to Joginder on his First Class debut against Jammu and Kashmir. No one had any clue what was about to transpire and Rao’s medium pace didn’t even look anything close to ominous. But deadly was what it proved for Jammu and Kashmir batsmen as Rao finished with a hat trick on his debut, becoming only the second Indian to achieve the feat on debut.

Next match, he went one better as he picked two hat tricks in a single innings, yeah you read it right, against Northern Punjab to finish with 7 wickets in the innings. He didn’t need much help from fielders as four of his victims were bowled while a young Bishen Singh Bedi was trapped in front. He remains the only bowler apart from Albert Trott to take two hat-tricks in a single innings and is the only cricketer to have taken three hat-tricks in his first two games. Sadly, an accident limited Rao’s career to only 5 FC matches, but his feat is yet to be matched.