India paceman Irfan Pathan made cricket history by becoming the first bowler to take a hat trick in the opening over of a test match before Pakistan's Kamran Akmal hit back with a century.
Leftarm bowler Pathan struck with his fourth, fifth and sixth deliveries to leave Pakistan reeling at 0-3 on a lively wicket.
Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan said he wasn't sure of being able to perform a hat-trick before he accomplished the feat against Pakistan in the first over of the third and decisive cricket test.
"Twice in international cricket I came close to it so I thought it didn't happen before, it might not happen today," Pathan said.
Pathan, the 21-year-old left-arm paceman, removed Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf off his fourth, fifth and sixth deliveries and became the first bowler in test history to perform a hat-trick in the first over of a test …
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