IND vs BAN Champions Trophy: India defeated Bangladesh by six wickets in their first match of the tournament. Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten century and Mohammed Shami took five wickets. Rohit Sharma praised Gill and Shami.
The first match of Champions Trophy 2025 will be remembered more for that dropped catch of Rohit Sharma than the victory over Bangladesh. Axar Patel, who had taken two wickets in two consecutive balls, had even started celebrating. But who knew that the Indian captain would drop such an easy catch in the slip and Axar Patel would miss a hat-trick?
Rohit Sharma was embarrassed. He was apologizing to Axar with folded hands. He was fully aware of how big a mistake he had made. Rohit Sharma, who was regretting his mistake, got a chance to take revenge for the insult when Zaker Ali also made a similar mistake.
The Bangladeshi batsman Zaker Ali, whose catch India had dropped, also dropped KL Rahul’s catch during fielding. During this, such a reaction of Rohit Sharma sitting in the pavilion was captured on camera, which will make your day too.
Rohit got a kind of relief when Zaker Ali dropped KL Rahul at a crucial juncture. When Rahul got a lifeline in the 37th over, he was playing after scoring just nine runs. Later, he hit an unbeaten 41 off 47 balls and gave India the win by hitting the winning six.
After the match, captain Rohit Sharma praised century-maker Shubman Gill and five-wicket taker Mohammed Shami, who played an important role in the victory over Bangladesh. With Gill’s 101-run innings and Mohammed Shami’s (five wickets) brilliant bowling, India achieved Bangladesh’s target of 229 runs by scoring 231 runs for four wickets.
After winning the match, Rohit said in the award ceremony, ‘You have to be full of confidence before every match. You have to be prepared for every situation during the match. As a team, I think we adapted ourselves well to the circumstances.
