Perth, Oct. 19 -- Following his side's loss to Australia in the first ODI of the three match series, Indian skipper Shubman Gill expressed how the team had to play "catch-up" after losing early wickets in the powerplay, but said some "learnings and positives" as well with the team managing to take the game deep while defending 131 runs in 26 overs.

The return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Ro-Ko) fell flat, and frequent rain-breaks dampened the excitement, reducing the amount of action as Aussie stand-in skipper Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 46* in Australia's successful run-chase of 131 runs well before 26 overs at Perth on Sunday.

Speaking during the post-match presentation, Gill said, "Never easy when you lose three wickets in the...