As the T20 World Cup has already started and we are seeing the qualifiers present us with a string of impressive crackers, the battle of the stalwarts would be hitting the yard from the following week as Australia and New Zealand would be kickstarting the Super 12. This will be followed by the mega-blockbuster as India will go head-to-head against Pakistan in a crackling affair to light up Sunday in the flashiest of pyrotechnics.
With the showpiece event all set to roll in its majestic glory, a lot of talks already doing the rounds about the potential players who can adorn the tournament in their own blazing way. Palaniapan Meiyappan has already started the queue of hat-trick takers in the ongoing T20 World Cup as he left Sri Lanka at the receiving end. Here are five bowlers who can take hat-tricks in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
#1 Wanindu Hasaranga
The Sri Lankan leggie is a mysterious customer and can produce magic out of nowhere. We have known the Australian surfaces to produce some sharp turn, especially in the second half of the contest. Given the skitters that Wani is known for conjuring and that too with the rough surfaces in Australia, he can definitely surprise you with a hat-trick again following his last one in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
#2 Yuzvendra Chahal
Another impressive wrist spinner who can skid the ball in the air, Yuzvendra Chahal can be a wizard on the Australian soil. He is known for the turning the cherry both ways and his exposure to bowling in the death in the IPL will probably be giving him much better exposure and given the wicket-taker he is, you never know, there may be a sudden flurry of wickets coming your way.
#3 Mitchell Starc
Unlike those days in 2003 when Brett Lee used to terrorize batters, Australia would be riding high on Mitchell Starc who can be a nightmare for the batters. He can steam in comfortably at 145 plus clicks regularly and with the new ball in his hand, with the speedometer rising rapidly, it doesn’t hurt to imagine that Starc still has the same steam he had back in 2017.
