'Never seen that': Indian bowler takes hat-trick despite not appealing
Jasprit Bumrah has taken one of the strangest hat-tricks in recent memory, not even appealing on the hat-trick ball.
Bumrah took 6-16 and became only the third Indian bowler to take a Test hat trick as India gained total control of the second Test against the West Indies.
India extended its overnight score to 416 all out, with Hanuma Vihari scoring his maiden Test century, before reducing the hosts to 87-7 at stumps on Day 2, still 329 runs behind.
Bumrah dismissed Darren Bravo (4), Shamarh Brooks (0) and Roston Chase (0) in successive balls in the ninth over.
However the hat-trick was only confirmed after a successful lbw review.
Umpire Paul Reiffel initially turned down the lbw shout, with Bumrah not even appealing because he didn’t think it was out.
The extraordinary scenes left fans in shock.
Bumrah didn't even appeal. Only Kohli was keen on it. WHAT. Wow.
— Aishwarya Kumar @INDvsWI (@kumaraishwarya) August 31, 2019
Unbelievable scenes at sabina park, no appeal for lbw & Kohli signals 'T'. It's pad first, impact in line, wickets hitting, its OUT! Bumrah becomes third Indian to take hat-trick in test! Is there anything Bumrah can't do with a ball in his hand? #BoomBoomBumrah
— Dharmjit Singh (@imsonu3993) August 31, 2019
Brilliant from Kohli, even Bumrah didn't even appeal but Kohli said it's pad first and he went for the review. Great captain.@imVkohli
— NagulMeera Arya (@nagulmeera_arya) August 31, 2019
Bumrah got Hat trick but it was Kohli who was sure about it and he asked for review. Even Bumrah did not appeal much for LBW not even wicket keeper..
Great judgement King👌👏👏#INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/wHAp16oLoV— NAMAN....... (@NamanSinghania_) September 1, 2019
It is Virat Kohli who took the hattrick as bumrah did not appeal for the third wicket. Good from bumrah but excellent from Virat Kohli. Moreover, it is Virat who discovered bumrah in tests.
— Srivathsav M (@SrivathsavMura1) September 1, 2019
Boom Boom Bumrah
Whenever he recalls this deadly hat trick in future, he will remember Kohli more than anything else. He hardly, infact, did not even appeal.— vipan mahajan (@vipanmahajan) September 1, 2019
Bumrah with a 5 wicket haul in the 13th over this is comical cricket I've never seen anything like it.
— a. (@advaitMUFC) August 31, 2019
Bumrah joins Indian greats
Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan also have Test hat-tricks for India.
Only Shimron Hetmyer (34) and captain Jason Holder (18) offered resistance for the hosts, sharing a 45-run stand for the sixth wicket after West Indies had been reduced to 5-22.
India resumed on 264-5 on Saturday in the final Test after being put into bat on Day 1.
Vihari went on from 42 not out to score 111 in his debut century and Ishant Sharma hit 57 as India posted a convincing first innings total that had looked in doubt after Holder bowled Rishabh Pant (27) with the first ball of the day.
Ravindra Jadeja added 16 before he was caught by Darren Bravo off Rahkeem Cornwall just before lunch to reduce India to 302-7.
Vihari and Sharma then combined for a 112-run stand for the eighth wicket with both reaching their highest test scores midway through the middle session.
Vihari's hundred arrived after a sharp single in the 133rd over and the batsman celebrated his milestone by punching the air and raising his bat before embracing Sharma.
Carlos Braithwaite ended the rally soon after by snaring Sharma for 57 and Mohammed Shami was out next over to Cornwall without scoring.
Vihari was the final wicket to fall after he holed out to Kemar Roach off Holder, who finished with 5-77 off 32.1 overs, to end India's innings.
with AP
