India, March 4 -- When Shubman Gill ran in from long on to take the catch, countless Indian fans across the globe held their breath. It was no ordinary catch. It was no ordinary match. It was Travis Head, a well-set and high-flying one in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final. The Australia opener has hurt too many times in recent years, and he was threatening to do a rerun of sorts when Varun Chakaravarthy pulled the plugs, foxing the left-hander into a false shot.

The ball hung in the air for ages, or so it seemed. Gill, wearing a floppy hat, gobbled up like it was his favourite breakfast, much to the delight of the Indian fans. Head, who got off to his slowest start, scoring just 1 run in 10 balls, was walking back after scoring 39...