On the eve of the ODI series against England in Nagpur earlier this month, Rohit Sharma had played down speculations about his future in international cricket, saying it was irrelevant to talk about his career at a time when he was focussed on the ODIs against England and the ICC Champions Trophy.

Rohit has achieved the first mission by sweeping the ODI series and also getting back to form with a superlative century in the second ODI in Cuttack. Now he is on to his next mission, the Champions Trophy, and the match against Bangladesh today is an ideal platform for the ageing superstar to start the ICC event on a positive note. The legion of fans are hoping that he, along with another struggling star, Virat Kohli, repeats the feat they had performed when India faced Bangladesh the only time in a Champions Trophy match at Edgbaston in Birmingham in 2017.