Debut Hat tricks in Ranji Trophy – Abhimanyu Mithun of Karnataka joins the elite list
Indian domestic Champion Cricket Statistician, Sri C Keshavamurthy, furnishes the elite list of Hat trick performers on debut in the National Championship – Ranji Trophy.
Karnataka’s Abhimanyu Mithun earned the distinction of becoming the eighth bowler in the history of Ranji Trophy to perform the Hattrick on debut. A Mithun achieved the feat against Uttar Pradesh at Meerut in Karnataka’s opening game of the season. He is also the second Karnataka bowler to perform the feat on debut after Javagal Srinath who had performed the feat against Hyderabad at Secunderabad in 1989-90 season
| No | Bowler | Team | Opp | Venue | Season |
| 1 | VB Ranjane | Mah | Sau | Pune | 1956/57 |
| 2 | JS Rao | Ser | J & K | New Delhi | 1963/64 |
| 3 | Mehboodulla | UP | MP | Lucknow | 1971/72 |
| 4 | S Mohapatra | Ori | Tri | Cuttack | 1987/88 |
| 5 | SA Ankola | Mah | Guj | Pune | 1988/89 |
| 6 | J Srinath | Kar | Hyd | Sec’bad | 1989/90 |
| 7 | SP Mukherjee | Ben | Hyd | Sec’bad | 1989/90 |
| 8 | A Mithun | Kar | UP | Meerut | 2009/10 |