2018 Under-19 World Cup: India vs Australia,  5 talking points

The un-Australian fielding efforts on display

Think Australian cricket and along with the mighty hard-hitting batsmen and the menacing pace bowlers, you will imagine a squad that is one of the fittest and the most accurate fielding units in the cricketing world.

However, breaking the norm, not one, not two, but three catches were sent sailing, with Lloyd Pope dropping two of the three missed chances.

In the 42nd over, Himanshu Rana fed Pope with a sitter, not being able to garner the elevation that he would have wanted off a good length ball bowled by Will Sutherland. The fielder at mid-off had nestled it but before he knew it, the ball popped out, much to the angst of captain Sangha.

Two overs later, he again was in the midst of a tangle, dropping Rana at fine leg. Three overs hence, Gill too was given a reprieve by the mid-wicket man and one could only stare with bewilderment at the fielding display on offer.

Even their ground fielding was hardly inspiring, with the throws hardly reaching the stumps and on two occasions, Shaw could have been back in the pavilion run-out, but the Aussies had different ideas.