shubman gill warned by field umpire despite travis head catch ind vs aus

In the semi -final match of the Champions Trophy 2025, Team India player Shubman Gill caught the best catch of Travis Head. But despite this, he received a warning from the umpire. The incident took place on the second ball of the 9th over of the first innings when Varun Chakraborty missed the head bridge. He hit the ball towards the log of, but Gill ended his innings, holding the best catch.

Gill, running forward, caught the catch of the head comfortably and it was clearly a clean catch, but the umpires were not completely satisfied with this. Because Gill left the ball immediately after catching. After Gill did this, he warned him on behalf of the umpire. By the way, there is no time limit for the fact that if the fielder catches the catch, then how long should he keep the ball with him. But the rule of Merilbone Cricket Club states that the player’s ball and complete control should be done at his speed before the catch is completed.

According to the MCC rule, the catch process will start from the time when the ball comes in contact with the fielder for the first time and ends when the fielder gets complete control over both the ball and its speed. When Gill left the ball after taking the catch, he was almost running.