During the India and Bangladesh, the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma got dismissed on 41 runs. Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma went after the Bangladeshi bowlers. They took India to a quick start with boundaries being smashed from both the ends. Not so later Rohit Got dismissed on 41 runs by Taskin Ahmed making the breakthrough for the Bangladesh. It felt like a déjà vu from 2023 World Cup finals against Australia when Rohit was looking fine but played a reckless shot and gave away his wicket.
Also Read: Ind vs Ban: Rohit Sharma Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar And Sourav Ganguly, See Record
Fans Get Furious
One of the fans from the stands said ‘Pagal hai Yeh‘. Rohit seemed to be in form when he gave away his wicket recklessly. Earlier in the innings when became the second fastest after Virat Kohli to reach 11,000 runs surpassing legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting. He also missed a catch at the slips forbidding Axar Patel’s hattrick. He later apologized to the left hander.
Sportsmanship Behaviour On Field
Rohit Sharma on the field showed perfect example of sportsmanship when in the 23rd over, Jaker Ali had to tie his shoelace and Rohit Sharma helped him tie the shoelace. While India clinched 5 Bangladeshi wickets on just 39 runs, Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy helped Bangladesh in the comeback from a pretty low score.
Focus On Champions Trophy
India is scheduled to play against Pakistan and New Zealand on 23 February and 2 March respectively as per the fixtures in Dubai. All of India’s matches will be played in Dubai due to Political friction between the two countries. It was very surprising to see Arshdeep Singh being rested for the opening match for the champions Trophy. Harshit Rana was given a chance to play.
