In Brief
- All-rounder Naman Dhir has dismissed batters for all five of his T20I wickets on the very next ball after conceding a six.
- Dhir first accomplished this pattern against the West Indies by dismissing Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd, and Shamar Springer during the series opener in Lucknow.
- He repeated the identical comeback pattern against Shimron Hetmyer and Kamil Pooran during the third T20I fixture in Indore.
Indian cricket all-rounder Naman Dhir has carved out a unique spot in T20 International statistics following an extraordinary sequence of dismissals during India's ongoing series against the West Indies.
Remarkably, every single one of Dhir's five wickets in T20I cricket has come on the immediate delivery after he was hit for a six. The unusual sequence first surfaced during the opening T20I in Lucknow, where West Indies batters Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd, and Shamar Springer all fell victim to Dhir's bowling response right after launching him over the boundary.
Dhir proved it was no fluke during the third T20I encounter in Indore, replicating the exact pattern when Shimron Hetmyer and Kamil Pooran both hit him for maximums only to be dismissed on the subsequent deliveries. The peculiar sequence even prompted lighthearted social media reactions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which posted, "Hit Naman Dhir for a six at your own risk" alongside a breakdown of his wickets.
As India continues its home campaign, supporters and analysts alike will be watching to see if the all-rounder's uncanny knack for immediate comebacks continues in the remaining fixtures.
