Was mercilessly trolled for dropping Rohit Sharma in World Cup, reveals Tamim Iqbal

Heading into the do-or-die encounter against India in the 2019 World Cup at Edgbaston, all eyes were on the Bangladesh bowlers to see if they could dismiss Rohit Sharma, who had already scored three tons in the tournament prior to that game. And with India batting first, a golden opportunity arose for the Tigers in just the fifth over, with Rohit spooning one up in the air, but much to their dismay, Tamim Iqbal put down a sitter, with the Indian batting on 9. Eventually, Rohit scored a century to propel India to victory and that ended up knocking the Tigers out of the World Cup. 

Incidentally, Bangladesh is one country that Rohit has enjoyed playing against, averaging over 60 in 13 H2H games, with the Mumbaikar also having scored a century in each of the three ICC-event games that he’s played against the Tigers. Revisiting the punishment that the right-hander has dished out to Bangladesh, Tamim jokingly questioned Rohit as to why he always tends to be at his best against the Tigers.