Rohit Sharma drops catch, denies Axar Patel his international hat-trick:Indian captain punches the ground after squandering golden chance – Watch – CarbonMedia
Home Sport Rohit Sharma drops catch, denies Axar Patel his international hat-trick:Indian captain punches the ground after squandering golden chance – Watch

Rohit Sharma drops catch, denies Axar Patel his international hat-trick:Indian captain punches the ground after squandering golden chance – Watch

Indian captain Rohit Sharma failed to complete a catch against Bangladesh and his mistake proved costly as Axar Patel missed out on his hat-trick. What could have been a remarkable moment in Axar's career, as he has never taken a hat-trick in international cricket. Patel has a hat-trick in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and he was a whisker away from etching his name in the history books, but it wasn't meant to be. Fielding at first slip, Rohit couldn't react in time to complete Jaker Ali's catch. The incident happened in the fourth ball of the ninth over of Bangladesh's innings. Watch – Rohit Sharma drops sitter, Axar Patel misses hat-trick Axar Patel started his over with a dot ball before he removed Tanzid Hasan. It was a dramatic over as Hasan edged the ball, with KL Rahul appealing in ecstasy but Axar himself didn't hear anything. Umpire Paul Reiffel's finger went up late. The Bangladesh batters discussed whether to take the DRS review but the timer had run out by the time they came to a decision. UltraEdge confirmed there was indeed a thick edge from the bat. On the next ball, Mushfiqur Rahim came out to bat but he too ended up being caught behind. KL Rahul completed a second catch and Patel was on the cusp of his hat-trick. Jaker Ali was the new man in the middle. Axar bowled a delivery marginally outside the off, Jaker pressed forward to block but the ball took a thick edge and flew towards Rohit who couldn't react in time to complete the catch. Indian bowlers shock Bangladesh batters The Indian captain was seen apologizing to Axar after punching the ground in agony. Patel's two wickets, combined with two wickets from Mohammed Shami and a solitary wicket from Harshit Rana meant that Bangladesh were reeling at 39/5 despite opting to bat first.Original Article