List of Indian bowlers who have taken a hat-trick in international cricket

#3. Harbhajan Singh vs Australia at Eden Gardens, 2001

Bhajjo became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket

Who can forget this performance? After a decade-long wait, India finally had an international cricket hat-trick in probably the greatest Test match they ever played. The match was against Australia at Eden Gardens in 2001. India had lost the previous Test at Mumbai and needed to win this Test to stand a chance of coming back in the series.

Australia were batting first and fifties from Matthew Hayden (97) and Justin Langer put the Aussies in a strong position at 252/4 with Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting at the crease. Bhajji came in and trapped Ponting lbw for just 6. He followed this by trapping the dangerous Adam Gilchrist lbw for a golden duck before dismissing Shane Warne for the same score to attain his first five-wicket haul in Tests and become the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket.

The turbanator ended the first innings with figures of 7/123 and would take another 6 wickets in the second innings as India ended Australia’s 16-match winning streak by winning the Test.