Published 13:04 IST, September 1st 2019
Adam Gilchrist makes 'No DRS' cry at Harbhajan Singh's Test hat-trick
Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist took a dig at Harbhajan Singh's historic moment and said that there was no DRS available back then in June 2001.
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Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh h etched his name in records on June 2001, when he became first Indian to pick a Test hat-trick. Harbhajan's hat-trick against mighty Australians (Ricky Ponting, am Gilchrist, and Shane Warne) set tone for series. Harbhajan Singh's record comes to spotlight after Jasprit Bumrah became third Indian to pick a hat-trick in Test cricket, as he dismissed Bravo, who was caught by KL Rahul at second slip, and n h both Brooks and Chase LBW in next two deliveries. Harbhajan Singh h earlier credited Sagopan Ramesh for an incredible catch at forward short-leg 18 summers ago that allowed Harbhajan Singh to pick up rare feat.
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am Gilchrist says ' DRS n'
Former Australian wicketkeeper am Gilchrist took a dig at Harbhajan Singh's historic moment and said that re was Decision Review System(DRS) available at that time. am Gilchrist was dismissed by Harbhajan Singh after he was trapped in an LBW during contest between India and Australia on June 2001. A disgruntled am Gilchrist walked back to pavilion shaking his he, clearly unhappy with umpire's call. Years later, when a user shared Harbhajan Singh's moment on a social media platform, am Gilchrist me a comment saying re was DRS system at that time along with a s emoji. While Harbhajan Singh was comparing his hat-trick to Jasprit Bumrah's spectacular feat, it looked like am Gilchrist was whining about loss of his wicket in match against India. Here's what am Gilchrist h to say about Harbhajan Singh's historic moment:
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Harbhajan Singh feels indebted to Ramesh
Turbanator still feels that without Ramesh's flash of brilliance, he wouldn't have been able to create history. "I remember that I discussed with Da (Sourav Ganguly) and we decided to keep it on stumps and try for a third leg before but Warne flicked it. w to be honest, Ramesh wasn't most athletic of guys in that team. Yet at forward short-leg, he pulled off that stunner with a less than split-second reaction time. Whenever I have later met Ramesh, I told him, 'buddy my hat-trick belongs to you'," Harbhajan fondly recollected. That's why I believe that some things happen that come toger and such a beautiful thing happens. It was Ramesh's brilliance n and it's Virat's conviction w," said owner of 711 international wickets. most endearing thing, according to Harbhajan, was Rahul Dravid's celebration. "I have never seen Rahul so excited, jumping with joy. Perhaps, he also didn't believe Ramesh can pull off such a catch," he said.
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12:23 IST, September 1st 2019