First World Cup hat-trick
A hat-trick is one of the proudest moment for any bowler. But when it happens in the ICC Cricket World Cup, then it becomes a massive feat for any bowler. Former Indian medium-pacer Chetan Sharma became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Cricket World Cup. Many bowlers had claimed hat-trick before him in international cricket, but none of those were in Cricket World Cup.
In the 1987 Cricket World Cup, which was the 4th edition of Cricket World Cup, Indian right-arm medium fast bowler Chetan Sharma claimed a hat-trick against New Zealand (at Nagpur on 31st October 1987). Chetan Sharma bowled Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield in three consecutive deliveries to claim the first ever World Cup hat-trick.
After Chetan Sharma, 8 more bowlers have claimed hat-tricks in Cricket World Cup.