Axar Patel narrowly missed a hat-trick in India’s opening ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match against Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday.Patel claimed the wickets of Tanzid Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim with the second and third deliveries of the ninth over.

India captain Rohit Sharma rued putting down an "easy" catch at slip to deny Axar Patel a hat-trick in his side's win against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy.

Axar Patel's hopes of securing a hat-trick in India's opening match of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 against Bangladesh were thwarted by a dropped catch from skipper Rohit Sharma. Axar had dismantled Bangladesh's batting lineup with two wickets in consecutive deliveries,

Indian veteran Rohit Sharma dropped a sitter which would have given teammate Axar Patel the first Champions Trophy hat-trick in 19 years.

Rohit Sharma dropped a simple catch that denied a hat-trick to Axar Patel in the India vs Bangladesh Champions Trophy match and then cursed himself repeatedly.

Had Rohit Sharma taken the catch of Jaker Ali, Axar Patel would have become the second cricketer to take a hattrick in the history of ICC Champions Trophy.

Rohit Sharma during the post-match presentation reflected upon Axar Patel's missed hat-trick and also revealed his plan to make up for it.

Team India spin-bowling Axar Patel has reacted to skipper Rohit Sharma dropping a catch on his hat-trick during the Men in Blue’s first match of their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday,