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Rohit Sharma ended up dropping a regulation catch at first slip and thus denying India teammate Axar Patel a historic hat-trick.
Rohit Sharma was livid at himself after lacking the catch. (Screengrab/AP)
India’s Champions Trophy 2025 opening conflict towards Bangladesh turned out to be an eventful affair. Loads of information had been damaged. Mohammed Shami grew to become quickest Indian to 200 ODI wickets, Rohit Sharma second quickest to attain 11,000 ODI runs earlier than securing his a centesimal win as India captain. And extra.
Then there have been some misses too. One notably will rankle Rohit and Axar Patel for at the very least a couple of days to come back. After Bangladesh opted to bat first, Shami and Axar mixed to set off a top-order collapse. At one stage, Bangladesh had been diminished to 35/5 earlier than recovering to publish a good complete.
35/5 might’ve simply turned to 35/6 had Rohit held onto a regulation catch of Jaker Ali whereas manning the primary slip. And it might’ve additionally meant a hat-trick for Axar who had gotten rid of Tanzid Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim off his earlier two deliveries.
Rohit repeatedly slapped the turf in sheer frustration after grassing the catch earlier than apologising with folded arms to his India teammate for the error.
Later, in the course of the post-match presentation, he additionally made a peace providing.
“Could take him (Axar) for dinner tomorrow (smiles),” Rohit stated. “No, that was a straightforward catch, I ought to have taken that catch with the requirements I’ve set for myself. However I do know these items are sure to occur. Credit score to Hridoy and Jaker, they stitched a pleasant partnership.”
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)