India, Oct. 19 -- Shreyas Iyer has a clear weakness against the short ball. The batter might downplay his shortcomings against this one particular delivery, but the entire world knows that this ploy has resulted in his downfall on ample occasions. The tactic was once again used by Australia's Josh Hazlewood in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Optus Stadium in Perth, and it paid off immediately as the 30-year-old handed a simple catch to wicketkeeper Josh Philippe.

On the second delivery of the 14th over, the Australian pacer hit the deck hard and the ball slanted in from a back of a length. Iyer got into a tangle, and he glanced the delivery to the wicketkeeper. He got a faint glove, and Phillipe ended up completing the sim...