Rookie Rekhade relishes triple strikes against Mumbai
The HinduHe had dismissed Ajinkya Rahane, India’s Test series-winning captain Down Under, off the first ball of his ninth over. “Obviously it meant the most special since it gave the ‘over hat-trick’,” said Rekhade, who adorns a beard in sync with the trend of India’s top cricketers. Ever since my age-group days, this is the first ‘over hat-trick’ in inter-state cricket.” ‘Over hat-trick’ is a term largely used on the streets, during extremely competitive gully cricket games, in nooks and corners of the country. Rekhade’s usage of the term symbolised his connect to his roots, that started with his parents deciding to enrol “a naughty and hyper-active child at a cricket academy when I was nine or 10 years old”. So it was important to keep bowling tight.” Rekhade knows that with more than half of the game – both in terms of wickets and time – still remaining, his job is far from done.
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