In Pics: Will Pucovski's charmed life on Test debut, Rishabh Pant dropped him twice

A couple of dropped chances along with a missed run out opportunity highlighted the first two sessions on a rain-hit Day 1 of the Pink Test in Sydney. (Getty Images)

Debutant Will Pucovski lived a charmed life as India keeper Rishabh Pant dropped him twice, providing the 22-year-old much-needed luck on his Test debut. (Getty Images)

Pucovski was first dropped off R Ashwin on 26 in the 22nd over when Pant spilled a straightforward chance behind the stumps. Taking the outside edge of Pucovski's bat, the ball went straight to Pant. Going in hard at the ball, Pant failed to hold on to it, giving Pucovski his first reperive. (Getty Images)

Then in the 26th over, Pucovski top edged a bouncer from Mohd Siraj as the ball ballooned. Running backward, keeper Pant dived to grab the ball but spilled it in the first attempt. Going in for it again, Pant failed to keep the ball above the ground as replays confirmed that the ball had touched the grass, between Pant's hands. Pucovski was on 32 at that time. (AFP photo)

In the 29th over, Pucovski got lucky for the third time, surviving a mix-up with his partner Marnus Labuschagne. After hitting the ball through covers off Mohd Siraj, Pucovski went for a third run but was sent back by Labuschagne. A dive by Pucovski at the right time eventually helped him get inside the crease at the striker's end. (AFP photo)

Surviving two dropped chances and a run out opportunity, Pucovski finally reached his fifty on Test debut off 97-balls as Australia got to 93/1 at Tea on Day 1. After the break debutant Pucovski fell to another debutant, India's Navdeep Saini for 62 off 110 balls. (AFP photo)