India captain Rohit Sharma plans to take teammate Axar Patel to dinner to make amends after denying the spinner a hat-trick in Thursday's Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh.

Rohit Sharma said he was not happy with the dropped catch of Jaker Ali (68) which denied Axar Patel a hat-trick during India's Champions Trophy match vs Bangladesh.

Axar Patel missed out on a hat-trick as India captain Rohit Sharma dropped Jaker Ali’s catch in the slips. Axar Patel had earlier dismissed Tanzid Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim.

Axar Patel reacted to Rohit Sharma's 'dinner' remark after the India captain dropped Jaker Ali's catch to deny star spinner hat-trick chance during Champions Trophy clash against Bangladesh

I may take him (Axar) for dinner tomorrow,” said India captain Rohit Sharma after his drop catch cost a Champions Trophy hat-trick for Axar Patel.

Team India captain Rohit Sharma failed to grab onto a simple catch, denying Axar Patel a chance at a hat-trick during the India vs Bangladesh Champions Trophy 2025 match. Watch below.

Rohit Sharma dropped an extremely easy catch in the ninth over that denied the first-ever hat-trick for Axar Patel in his career. It would've been only the second hat-trick in the history of ICC Champions Trophy but it wasn't to be as Rohit failed to latch on to an easy chance.

India captain Rohit Sharma plans to take teammate Axar Patel to dinner to make amends for dropping a catch that denied Patel a hat-trick against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy. Axar dismissed two key batsmen before Sharma's error gave Bangladesh's batsmen a chance to rally,

While dropped catches happen in cricket, this time it was special as Rohit's dropped chance meant that Axar Patel was denied a hat-trick

The crowd at the Dubai International Stadium was abuzz with the prospect of a hat-trick and Axar Patel duly induced an edge from Jaker Ali, which flew to slip towards Rohit Sharma.