The unique records created by Indian bowlers in first-class cricket
Hat-trick in the very first over
The 2019/20 Ranji Trophy witnessed a variety of records but Ravi Yadav’s hat trick on his first-class debut remains the most unique one. The left-arm pacer from Madhya Pradesh made his debut at the Holkar Stadium against Uttar Pradesh. Ravi picked the wickets of Aryan Juyal, Ankit Rajpoot and Sameer Rizvi on the 3rd, 4th and 5th balls of the first over he bowled. Thus, Ravi Yadav became the first player in first-class history to claim a hat-trick in their first over on debut.
Most consecutive 6-ball maiden overs
Bapu Nadkarni is well known for his economical spell during the 1964 Chennai Test against England where he delivered a record 21 consecutive maiden overs. This is also a record when it comes to first-class cricket as Nadkarni’s 21 overs are the most consecutive 6-ball overs bowled by any player in this format. The record was only an over away when Madhya Pradesh’s left-arm spinner Manish Majithia recorded figures of 20-20-0-1 in a Ranji Trophy game in the 1999/00 season.