From despair to ecstasy: Rahul Dravid's personalised coaching brings reward for Shubman

IND vs AUS 1st ODI: Indian opener Shubman Gill is having a stellar 2023 and he doesn't seem to stop anytime soon.  series opener witnessed several interesting moments in first innings including a few stunning catches by Men In Blue. KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, and Shubman Gill were among few Indian players to pull off an athletic show on field and helped Indian bowlers to restrict Australian batsmen from scoring heavily. Among aforementioned players, Shubman Gill grabbed most headlines for first dropping a catch and making a spectacular comeback by taking a stunner.

After Cameron Green was bowled out by Mohammed Shami in 30th over, pacer provided ar wicket-taking opportunity in very next ball. As he bowled a length ball in channel, Stoinis pushed at it but ended up getting an edge that went toward right of Gill at first slip. Although he mand to put both his hands, he couldn’t hold on to m as Stoinis survived.'

IND vs AUS 1st ODI: Shubman Gill takes two breathtaking catches after dropping one

Few balls later, Stoinis was dismissed by Shami in 32nd over as Gill took a stunner this time. Aussie all-rounder ended up edging  ball and it went to Gill’s left, who put in a full length dive to held on to it with both hands. This was third wicket of match for Shami in his sixth over. 

Click here, to watch Shubman Gill's catch to dismiss Marcus Stoinis.

Rahul Dravid's specialized fielding practice pays off for Shubman Gill

Meanwhile, in 34th over, Gill took ar flying catch at slips to dismiss Sean Abbott. 23-year-old athletic fielding effort comes after his specialized fielding training with Indian head coach Rahul Dravid. In a video shared by BCCI earlier in day, Dravid can be seen helping Gill with slip-catching practice.

What else happened in first innings of India vs Australia 1st ODI?

Abbott's dismissal reduced Aussies to 188/9 om 33.4 overs, as visitors crumbled from 169/4 in 27.4 overs to 188/10 in 35.4 overs. Shami pulled off best bowling show with figures of 3/17 in six overs, while Mohammed Siraj took 3/29 in 5.4 overs. Ravindra Jadeja too contributed with two wickets, Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya took a wicket each. series opener is being played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.