Harshit Seth

Harshit Seth[1] ; is a 16 year old passionate cricketer born in New Delhi (India) on 4th August 2005. An Indian International cricketer and a potential Guinness world record holder (under review),[2] for his feat of double hat trick in recently concluded U19 Global League tournament, is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is a top order Right Hand batsman and left arm orthodox (Spin bowling)and is currently playing in U19 category for various clubs of UAE.

A passionate cricketer, took up cricket at an early age of 10, made his State Debut representing U16 Sharjah Cricket Council at Sharjah Cricket Stadium at the age of 12 and went on to become captain of Sharjah Cricket Council at the age of 14 and represented UAE U16 National team at the age of 15[3].

He has a world record under his belt for "A PERFECT OVER". He is the youngest cricketer to take Double Hat-trick i.e. 6 wickets in 6 consecutive balls [4] on 28th November 2021 in T20 cricket format in Karwan Global T20 Cricket league[5][6] organized by Ajman Cricket Council in Ajman Eden Garden Cricket ground in United Arab Emirates. This amazing & outstanding feat was achieved by him against touring U19 Pakistan team and well be considered as "A Perfect Over" which can be viewed on CricHero profile.

He again surprised his coaches in recently concluded U19 Inter Academy league organized by Emirates Cricket Board. He represented ICC Academy U19 Team and took 6 wickets in a matche against IJC Academy U19 Team though not a 6 consecutive balls. He was the 2nd highest wicket taker (Emirates cricket board App / ID 1806283) in this tournament which lasted 3 months and where more than 10 teams participated.

He was among the 5 boy squad who were shortlisted by Robin Singh Academy based on their stellar performances in Interschool U19 league and joined Mumbai Indian IPL team for a week long practice session and shared hotel & gym during the IPL matches

He is a known name in domestic circuit in UAE & is a part of leading professional domestic clubs which include Inter Globe Marine (IGM), Bukhatir XI, Dubai Starlets , ICC Academy & has played along side few international players including Imran Tahir (South Africa) & Mohammad Amir[7] (Pakistan).

He has many accolades & distinctions under his belt which include Man Of the Matches, Man Of the Tournament , Best Batsman awards , Best Bowler Awards & Best Fielder Awards. His Double Hat-trick (cricket) is covered in lot of national & international media such as Gulf News[8] (UAE) ,Khaleej Times (Young Times)[9], The Times-News[10], Amar Ujala[11], The Bridge [12],Times Magazine India [13] , Cricket Graph[14], ARY Cricket[15] (Pakistan), KR Buzz[16] (The cricket Blogger), The Insidesports [17], Rediff [18] , The 12th Man [19] , Sports News Extra [20] , Sports Roundup [21] , The Cricket Graph [22] , GEMS Modern High (School)[23] , Pinterest [24] to name a few. t}}

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Harshit Seth - Cricket Profile | Cricket Career | Cricket Stats - CricHeroes". cricheroes.in.
2. ↑ "Guinness World Record Under Review". Guinness World Records.
3. ↑ staff, Sport360. "UAE cricket news: Emirati Obaid Tauqir's selection for Asia tournament a milestone for UAE cricket - Sport360 News". sport360.com.
4. ↑ "Double Hat-Trick". cricheroes.in.
5. ↑ "Double Hat-Trick Video".
6. ↑ "Double Hat-Trick - Karwan Global U19 League".
7. ↑ "Open Bowling With Muhammed Amir".
8. ↑ "Gulf News Coverage". gulfnews.com.
9. ↑ "Khaleej Times (Young Times) Coverage".
10. ↑ "The Times News Coverage". The Times News. 16 December 2021.
11. ↑ "Amar Ujala Newspaper Coverage". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी).
12. ↑ Desk, The Bridge (13 December 2021). "The Bridge Coverage". thebridge.in.
13. ↑ "The Times Magazine Coverage". Time Magazine.
14. ↑ "Cricket Graph Coverage". CricketGraph. 4 December 2021.
15. ↑ "ARY Cricket - Pakistan Coverage". www.facebook.com.
16. ↑ "KR Buzz - The Blogger". UAE’s sixteen-year-old Harshit creates history with a double hat-trick of six wickets in six balls during his eight-wicket spell.
17. ↑ "Inside Sport Coverage". 13 December 2021.
18. ↑ sports, Rediff. "Rediff.Com - Coverage". Rediff.
19. ↑ "The 12th Man - Coverage". The12thMan. 13 December 2021.
20. ↑ "Sports News Extra - Coverage".
21. ↑ "Sports Roundup - Coverage". www.youtube.com.
22. ↑ "The Cricket Graph - Coverage". CricketGraph. 4 December 2021.
23. ↑ "Gems Modern - Coverage". Twitter.
24. ↑ "Pinterest - Coverage". Pinterest.

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