India, Jan. 11 -- Glenn Phillips didn't even need to complete a catch to own the moment. One slash from Shubman Gill, one full-stretch dive at backward point, and suddenly the whole ground - and the comms box was talking about something bigger than a dropped chance.

Because with Phillips, the point region stops being geography and becomes psychology. India's batters have seen this movie before, and they remember exactly how it ended for Virat Kohli in Dubai at the Champions Trophy 2025.

The ball that triggered it all was brutally simple: width given outside the off, Gill staying back inside the crease and throwing his hands at it. Phillips flew across, left-hand outstretched, and for a split second it looked like another highlight was l...