Who took the first hat-trick in the history of the Cricket World Cup?
- A.Kapil Dev
- B.Chetan Sharma
- C.Wasim Akram
- D.Glenn McGrath
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Chetan Sharma, who dismissed three New Zealand batsmen in successive balls at Nagpur in the 1987 World Cup. No bowler had managed a hat-trick in the four earlier editions, so the record stands as the first of its kind in the tournament.
Option A, Kapil Dev, was India's captain and leading all-rounder in that era and is the name candidates reach for by habit, but the hat-trick was not his. Option C, Wasim Akram, took two hat-tricks in Test cricket and one in one-day internationals, though not the first in a World Cup; he was, however, the player of the match in the 1992 final. Option D, Glenn McGrath, holds the record for the most wickets in World Cup history, which is the fact most often paired with this question in the same paper.
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- A.Australia
- B.England
- C.West Indies
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