Hat Trick By Balaji
Laxmipathy Balaji, a gentle and unassuming man, long sidelined from the national side due to injury, found his place under the IPL T20 sun. He first struck to remove the two well-set batsman - Marsh and Sarwan who threatened to take the game away from the Chennai Super Kings. In the last over as Pathan struck successive sixes and the game again threatened to slip away, Balaji struck thrice in successive balls to decimate the Mohali batsmen's defence and take the Chennai Super Kings to another famous win against the Kings XI Punjab.
The IPL has come a god-sent opportunity for many cricketers past, present and future to show case their talents and prove they are good enough for the national side. After the the IPL T20 the selectors are going to have a tough choice finding the best 11. Some, may not even mind as the compensation in the IPLT20 beats playing for the country for a whole year touring different continents!!
Coming back to Balaji - this is the first hattrick in IPL and second in the T20 format. Balaji got the hattrick in the crucial last over. His victims included Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla and VRV Singh.
Great performance Balaji, keep up the good work!!!
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