Australia all-rounder Cooper Connolly had an unexpected outing during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The left-hander, who was in the reserves for the tournament, made a late entry into the squad as he was added to the team as a replacement for Matthew Short.
Cooper Connolly couldn't make a big contribution with the bat, but he made sure that he made an instant impact with the ball. The all-rounder went on to remove Rohit Sharma early on in the innings as he trapped him in lbw and provided his team with the crucial breakthrough.
Shami is a world-class player for a reason, he’s played a lot of cricket - Cooper Connolly on his battle with India pacer
“As a kid, you always want to represent your country and to walk out there in a semi-final was an unbelievable experience and I’ll take a lot of learnings from it,"
Drop off Rohit was completely out of my mind by the time I was bowling - Cooper Connolly
Connolly talked about the catch that he dropped of Rohit Sharma, adding that it was completely out of his mind when he was bowling. While talking about his experience, he explained:
“Getting my Baggy Green and then to play a game in the Champions Trophy, it was a dream come true … hopefully there’s plenty more to come."
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