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Was Travis Head not out? Ruckus over Shubman Gill's catch, India's dream could have been shattered in the semi-finals
IND vs AUS: Travis Head's wicket has become a big controversy today. Many cricket lovers believe that giving Head out is a wrong decision. Questions are being raised on the catch taken by Shubman Gill.
India defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the first semi-final match of the Champions Trophy played in Dubai. This match was quite spectacular, where everyone was afraid that Australia's opener Travis Head might once again become a big headache for India. However, he got caught in Varun Chakraborty's spin net and gave his catch to Shubman Gill. However, many questions are being raised on his wicket.
Travis Head's wicket has become a big controversy today. Many cricket lovers believe that giving Head out is a wrong decision. Now this question must be arising in your mind that if Head was caught out, then why are there questions on his wicket? So you will be surprised to know that the catch taken by Shubman Gill has become a matter of controversy.
Uproar over Travis Head's wicket
Actually, while bowling the Indian team, Rohit Sharma handed over the 9th over to Varun Chakraborty. Where he gave India the wicket it was waiting for on the second ball of the over. He trapped Travis Head in his net and got him caught out by Shubman Gill. But Gill immediately threw the ball out of his hand to celebrate after catching the catch. This is now causing a ruckus.
Umpire warns Gill
According to the rules, after catching the catch, you have to keep the ball in your hand for some time, only then it is considered out. However, Travis Head was also given out by the umpire. After which the umpire also warned Shubman Gill about this and explained the rules.
Head was a big threat for India
However, Shubman Gill ran 23 meters to catch Head's brilliant catch. For which he was also praised a lot. Varun dismissed India's biggest head-scorer Travis Head for 39 runs off 33 balls. Head hit 2 sixes and 5 fours in his innings.
This was the semi-final match
Talking about the match, Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. The team managed to score 264 runs after losing all the wickets. Captain Steve Smith scored the highest 76 runs for the Kangaroos. While India achieved the target of 265 by losing 6 wickets in just 48.1 overs. Virat Kohli scored the highest 84 runs for India. India will now play the final of the tournament on March 9.
