Dubai, Feb. 21 -- Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul was awarded the fielder of the match for his exceptional catching behind the stumps during the Men in Blue's opening encounter of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 against Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.

Along with Rahul, the nominees for the fielder of the match were team India's vice-captain Shubman Gill and stalwart batter Virat Kohli.

Rahul received the best fielder medal from his teammate and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the team's dressing room after the 32-year-old was announced the winner on the giant screen at the Dubai Stadium.

Rahul took a total of three catches of Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar and Mushfiqur Rahim in the fixture. With the bat,...