5 part-time bowlers who picked up hat-tricks

1. Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh claimed two hat-tricks in a single IPL season

Yuvraj Singh's bowling may have been a crucial factor in India winning the 2011 ICC World Cup but he is known more for being an explosive batsman. Despite being a part-timer, Yuvraj has some incredible bowling feats to his name, the most prominent one being his two hat-tricks in the 2009 edition of the IPL.

The first of them came in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Durban, albeit in a losing cause. Yuvraj Singh dismissed Robin Uthappa and Jacques Kallis on the last two balls of the 12th over and returned in his next over to get rid of Mark Boucher to complete his hat-trick.

Yuvraj's second IPL hat-trick came later in the tournament when Kings XI Punjab played eventual champions Deccan Chargers. Even though his team was defending a modest total of 134, he used his left-arm spin to get rid of Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds and Y Venugopal Rao off three consecutive deliveries.

This special effort from Yuvraj Singh saw his team complete a 1-run victory over their opponents.