Champions Trophy 2025: Oops! Axar Patel Misses Hat-trick Wicket, Captain Rohit Sharma Slips the Catch, Shows Aggression Instantly

Famed spinner Axar Patel missed out on his Hattrick, which was almost in the hands of captain Rohit Sharma but, it couldn't happen. What happened let's take a look.

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India vs Bangladesh, the 2nd Champions Trophy 2025 match is going on and the drama is creating next-level excitement among fans. Be it the on-ground audience or the virtual ones everyone is enjoying the crisp live-action. And in addition to that, famed spinner Axar Patel missed out on his Hattrick, which was almost in the hand. But, it couldn't happen. What happened let's take a look.

Champions Trophy 2025: IND vs BAN! Rohit Sharma Instantly Punishes Himself, Slips Hattrick Catch

It was Axar Patel's first over and Bapu was teaching the bowling lessons to everyone as he back-to-back took two wickets. Thanks to wicketkeeper KL Rahul, he didn't leave a single ball out of his gloves. Making Tanzim Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim say goodbye to the pitch but when it was time for the hat-trick ball, India was prepared. Rohit Sharma and other players were standing at the slip. Axar threw the ball and it came right in the hands of captain Rohit Sharma but unfortunately, it slipped. Rohit was visibly aggressive after that. He pushed threw hands on the ground and expressed frustration. 

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Rohit Sharma Trending on X Immediately, Fans React to Missed Hat-trick Catch

After dropping the almost in-hand catch, fans immediately flocked in huge numbers at the social media platform X and started trending Rohit Sharma for Champions Trophy 2025. This missed Hat-trick chance for Bapu Axar Patel hurt fans, as he could have been the only second bowler to do so at the Champions Trophy. They said 'The burden called rohit sharma shud retire.' 'No Milestones in the teams are acceptable. Hence Rohit Sharma keeps every one grounded.' 'Apology doesn't justify a dropped catch..' 'Axar was on fire but just missed the hat-trick! Rohit's quick apology shows his backing. Can't wait to see Axar bounce back!'

Currently, India has sent back 5 Bangladeshi players to the pavilion in just 17 overs. 

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