Picking up a hat-trick in the game of cricket is rare, but picking up 4 wickets in 4 balls consecutively is a more rare feat. The feat is often termed as "double hat-trick" because the bowler takes two sets of wickets in four deliveries. In this collection of pictures, we will take you through some of the bowlers who have taken 'Double hat-trick' in their careers.
No one can forget the Sri Lanka pacer who caused fear in the mind of batters in any format he played. In Sri Lanka's Super Eight match against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup. Shaun Pollock, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis, and Makhaya Ntini were trapped by the legendary Lanka pacer in four deliveries. (Image source: Twitter)
The talented all-rounder once took a double hat-trick as well for West Indies in a clash against India A in the one-off T20 game. Yuvraj Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Naman Ojha and Yusuf Pathan were his victims in that clash. (Image source: Twitter)
Hossain is another bowler in the list who picked up 4 wickets in 4 balls in a List A T20 match against Abahani Limited for UCB-BCB Eleven. (Image source: Twitter)
Brother of former England opener Mark Butcher, Gary picked up his double hat-trick for Surrey against Derbyshire with his astonishing bowling. (Image source: Twitter)
In 1996, Kevan James dismissed Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sanjay Manjrekar and Vikram Rathour's wicket playing for Hampshire. (Image source: Twitter)
Thomas picked up 4 in 4 in the 2014 County Championship for Somerset against Sussex. (Image source: Twitter)