Follow UsRohit Sharma is one of the best batters in ODI cricket. In his first match of the Champions Trophy (CT) 2025, he will be up against Bangladesh, one of those countries against whom he has a great batting record. Before this encounter, Rohit had hit three centuries against the Tigers in ICC events and at those occasions, we can certainly say that he owned the Bangladeshis.
Rohit Magnificent in Melbourne, 2015
It was the 2015 World Cup when the Bangladesh team had the first encounter with the destructive abilities of Rohit Sharma. In the quarter-final, India won the toss and opted to bat first. Rohit Sharma was caught on a waist-high no-ball, and he made sure that the mistake by the Bangladeshis was punished as he smashed 137 off 126 balls and took India to 302/6 in their 50 overs.
Rohit Single-Handedly Pushed Bangladesh Out Of CT 2017
Rohit and punishing Bangladesh in knockouts of ICC events went hand in hand even in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Bangladesh senior team had made it to the semi-final of any ICC World event for the first time, and they scored a decent enough 267 while being asked to bat first.
However, they just did not know what hit them when the Hitman of the Indian team went berserk with the bat, hitting an unbeaten 123 off 129 balls and taking the team home to a thumping nine-wicket win. In that game, the Mumbaikar hit 15 fours and a six.
Rohit’s Elegance At Display in Edgbaston, 2019
When the Indian team faced Bangladesh in the 2019 World Cup at Edgbaston, it was an amazing encounter. But that would not have been the case without the century by Rohit. Scoring 104 off just 92 balls, Rohit put on 180 for the opening wicket with KL Rahul.
However, India did not fully utilise the platform set by the openers and could only make 314/9. Bangladesh were nearly there as they reached 286 with two overs to spare, but just couldn’t hold on to their wickets.
If not for the lazy elegance of Rohit with which he hit seven fours and five sixes to take India to such a big total, Men in Blue might have struggled hard to win that day.