New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Rohit Sharma dropped a sitter at the slips to rob Axar Patel a memorable hattrick against Bangladesh in their Group A clash in Dubai on Thursday. Had Rohit Sharma taken the catch, Axar Patel could have become only the second bowler in the history of the tournament to achieve the feat after West Indies' Jerome Taylor in 2006.

The incident took place in the ninth over of the Bangladesh innings. owling his first over in the game, the left-arm spinner Axar Patel dismissed Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Mushfiqur Rahim in the second and third deliveries respectively. IND vs BAN live blog

New batter Jaker Ali, in the next ball leans forward to block, but gets an outside edge at the first slip. Rohit Sharma, who was standing just...