Chetan Sharma reveals his 'dream come true' debut moment; what made his hat-trick special

Chetan Sharma scripted history by becoming first bowler to take a hat-trick in a World Cup in its 4th edition. What made it more memorable was fact that pacer got ball straight through to stumps in three consecutive deliveries. Having played for India along with legends such as Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and more, Chetan Sharma distinctly remembers some special moments from his career including his debut, World Cup hat-trick and his most memorable moment with Team India. 

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'I still remember'

In an exclusive interview with CricketAddictor, Chetan Sharma vividly recalled his 'dream come true' debut Test moment when he bowled out Pakistan's Mohsin Khan in fifth delivery of his fist over. veteran pacer admitted that he was more excited for his Test debut than limited-overs' one and revealed that he had been informed of his debut in red-ball format one day prior to game. 

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Talking about his historic feat of becoming first cricketer to grab a hat-trick in a World Cup, Chetan Sharma credited a 'bad previous spell' for grabbing three back-to-back wickets. His victims were New Zealand's Ken Rurford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield, with all three clean bowled by Sharma; as he sealed hat-trick by uprooting Chatfield's leg stump. What made Chetan Sharma's moment even sweeter was fact that all three deliveries went on to crash on to stumps, which Sharma believes wouldn't have been possible even without batsman guarding stumps even if we was at his peak. 

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pacer regarded his performance against England in 1986 as his best ever in his international career. Chetan Sharma believes that whatever he has achieved in his Test career would remain special to him. pacer picked five wickets in first innings in match at Lord's and 10 scalps in second match at Edgbaston. With 16 wickets totally under scalp, Chetan Sharma remarked his visit to England as most memorable moment with Team India. 

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