UAE: T20 World Cup was played in Australia 3 years ago, in which India had to face a shameful defeat by 10 wickets at the hands of England, which was a topic of much discussion, but this tournament was also in a lot of discussion due to a player. The one who took a hat-trick and he was an Indian bowler. He made a lot of headlines everywhere, but that player was not from Team India but from the foreign team UAE.

When this player felt disappointed after waiting for a chance in Team India, then he decided to leave India and play for UAE where the hard work of this player paid off.

The player we are talking about here is none other than Karthik Meiyappan, who showed great performance many times but when he did not get a chance in India, he turned to the UAE cricket team. His family settled in Dubai in the year 2012, after which he got a chance to play for this team.

In the year 2019, Karthik also captained the UAE Under-19 national team. This player has played a total of 46 matches in his international cricket career, including 31 ODIs and 15 T20 matches. He has 37 wickets in ODIs and 23 wickets in T20s.

Hat-trick made headlines

The UAE player, who is a wrist spinner, took a hat-trick in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. In fact, Karthik became the first UAE bowler to take a hat-trick in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Before him, no bowler from his country had done this feat, after which he became the talk of the town. This was the fifth hat-trick in the history of the T20 World Cup. He also has experience of playing in ILT20 and Global T20 Canada.

Has been a net bowler in IPL

Born on 8 October 2000 in Chennai, Karthik Meiyappan succeeded in registering his name in the list of special bowlers when he took a hat-trick in the match against Sri Lanka. When he played cricket, he was a fast bowler but when he later discovered it, he started leg spin bowling and considers Shane Warne as his favorite spinner. Very few people know that Karthik has also played the role of a net bowler for Chennai Super Kings in IPL but he could not be very active in this league.