Sydney, March 14 -- With Australia having lost Matthew Short to injury ahead of their Champions Trophy semi-final clash, a brave call from the team management saw Cooper Connolly slot in as the opener alongside Travis Head.
While Connolly was dismissed early on from Mohammed Shami, the 21-year-old went on to snap the all-important wicket of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma in a tense semi-final chase.
Sharing his experience of the high octane outing in the midst of the Sheffield Shield season, Connolly told reporters, "As a kid, you always want to represent your country, and to walk out there in a semi-final was an unbelievable experience, and I'll take a lot of learnings from it."
Connolly was set up by Mohammed Shami in the powerplay as the...