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Travis Head seems to have mastered the art of stepping up against India, delivering crucial performances across formats. From his game-changing century in the World Test Championship (2021–2023) final to a sublime ton in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 final, impactful fifties in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 encounter and the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25, and another brilliant century in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25, he continues to haunt Indian bowlers.

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What do you think makes Travis Head so effective against India?
 
He got dropped twice.

But yea great batsman. India need answers for him
 
sweep_shot said:
Why do you always have excuses ready?

Why can't you appreciate good innings and good players without ifs and buts?
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Travis head is the who always dominate Indian cricket which is why the excuses are ready courtesy of @jeeteshssaxena @Devadwal and @Ab Fan

Infact ashwin getting toned has hurt ab fan's pride who compared ashwin to pollock
 
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sweep_shot said:
Why do you always have excuses ready?

Why can't you appreciate good innings and good players without ifs and buts?
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Well the fact is he did get dropped twice. So?

Doesn't mean he isn't a good player?
I already said he is a great player.
 
kron said:
Well the fact is he did get dropped twice. So?

Doesn't mean he isn't a good player?
I already said he is a great player.
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It’s funny watching Bangladeshi fans getting triggered for no reason and no cause. :inti
 
Ab Fan said:
It’s funny watching Bangladeshi fans getting triggered for no reason and no cause. :inti
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Another fun fact

Travis head vs india

Average 72 when rohit is captain

When any other player apart from rohit was captain

He averages a gues what???

26.94

Hahahah

so basically he only performs when pussies like rohit and kohli play
 
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He is a beast against Bharat.

He gives a headache to Hindustan.

He is invincible against Indians.

He sees the Indians and beats them dead! Travis Head! Travis Head!
 
He has played 4 test series' against india and yet to won any test match apart from current one.

He was sitting duck when india won back to back test series in australia .

He has dropped from playing 11 against india in india .
 
Devadwal said:
He has played 4 test series' against india and yet to won any test match apart from current one.

He was sitting duck when india won back to back test series in australia .

He has dropped from playing 11 against india in india .
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His 163 at Lords gave his country an ICC final.

These other test series is just group stage cricket when it comes to test championship final.

When the pressure was on he sent India packing, on the biggest stage, in front of the world, in the home of cricket.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
His 163 at Lords gave his country an ICC final.

These other test series is just group stage cricket when it comes to test championship final.

When the pressure was on he sent India packing, on the biggest stage, in front of the world, in the home of cricket.
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Lol at WTC final .its nothing

A test series win >>>> One of test
 
This man is a proper ATG that Indians can't comprehend.

A big match player. But I'm not surprised since Indians typically hail stat padders or home track bullies as their idols and heroes
 
Devadwal said:
He has played 4 test series' against india and yet to won any test match apart from current one.

He was sitting duck when india won back to back test series in australia .

He has dropped from playing 11 against india in india .
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wins the ICC test championship, wins the world cup, even beats India in a test match.

But nahi jee, he will only be valuable according to devadwal when Head scores runs on a batting paradise of India.
 
Major said:
wins the ICC test championship, wins the world cup, even beats India in a test match.

But nahi jee, he will only be valuable according to devadwal when Head scores runs on a batting paradise of India.
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Head is the most destructive player aus has had and he's at his best againat India.

Ofcourse Indians have an issue.
 
It was Britain who ruled over Australia, not India. We were forced to fight on their behalf. Pata nahin why he is hell bent on hurting us at every opportunity he gets.
 
mominsaigol said:
Travis head is the who always dominate Indian cricket which is why the excuses are ready courtesy of @jeeteshssaxena @Devadwal and @Ab Fan

Infact ashwin getting toned has hurt ab fan's pride who compared ashwin to pollock
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Jaiswal already won a test match for India in Aus, something Head will never have the ability to do.

Secondly even if Aus goes on to win this it will be 1-1 for Jaiswal vs Head.
 
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jeeteshssaxena said:
Jaiswal already won a test match for India in Aus, something Head will never have the ability to do.

Secondly even if Aus goes on to win this it will be 1-1 for Jaiswal vs Head.
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And Travis head won a world cup and wtc in a single calender year for Australia. One of those wins being achieved in India's own den.

Now remind me of how many Indian cricketers have scored a final in a host country?

Cause I don't think even your goat kohli has managed to actually score a century in Australia in a final 🤣🤣.

Give up. Travis is India's pyo.

Rather then Joe root, @Mamoon should make a thread called, Is Travis head's reputation in danger due to Indian propaganda.
 
On topic, good innings from Head to ensure a victory in home conditions.

He is good in Aussie conditions, needs to fo it a lot more in away conditions to be rated on par with Sidhu, Gambhir or Ganguly.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
On topic, good innings from Head to ensure a victory in home conditions.

He is good in Aussie conditions, needs to fo it a lot more in away conditions to be rated on par with Sidhu, Gambhir or Ganguly.
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But where is the wc century in a final?
 
The guy is a stone-cold killer against India.

Ruthless and clutch.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Man for big stage against India UNDER ROHIT. Mention that as well lol

Travis head against India under other captains is average.
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What do you think the link is between Rohits captaincy and Heads success? Bad fielding placement?
 
Don't know why BCCI didn't select Arshdeep in the BGT, Travis is usually a bit uneasy against left arm pacers.
 
I don't mind Travis, seems a humble, good lad with a bit of talent. Reminds me of a skinny left handed version of David Boon. Only Boony had an attitude but Head is pleasant.
 
Head has been a headache for Indians now. They have not been able to really keep him quiet so far. Head has been dominating India for quite some time now.
 
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The Bald Eagle said:
Lol Just coincidence, he played a great aggressive innings in the first Test too
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but he got out dint he? and he got dropped in that test too
first innings he was gone for a low score.

its not a coincidence. he owns rohit.

you will see under a new indian captain if that happens again.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
On topic, good innings from Head to ensure a victory in home conditions.

He is good in Aussie conditions, needs to fo it a lot more in away conditions to be rated on par with Sidhu, Gambhir or Ganguly.
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He owned you guys in a WTC Final in England and a World Cup final in India, so it is quite embarrassing for Indian fans to label him as HTB bully when he has made you cry across continents.

Head is a very good player but an absolutely animal against India. He treats Indian bowlers the way they deserve to be treated.
 
Mamoon said:
He owned you guys in a WTC Final in England and a World Cup final in India, so it is quite embarrassing for Indian fans to label him as HTB bully when he has made you cry across continents.

Head is a very good player but an absolutely animal against India. He treats Indian bowlers the way they deserve to be treated.
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Yeah that's okay, he averages 29 away from home and is and HTB of the highest order, worse than Rohit tbh.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Yeah that's okay, he averages 29 away from home and is and HTB of the highest order, worse than Rohit tbh.
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There are two Travis Heads. One that plays vs everyone else and one that plays vs India.

He owns India across formats. Apart from India, he is nothing more than a decent player but vs India, he is a legend.

Instead of being sour and labeling him as a FTB/HTB, Indian fans should ponder why they are unable to contain him unlike other bowling units.
 
Head has been a boogieman player for India now. They are too afraid of him and really have no plans when he is batting. That is how dominating Head is against them, made them clueless.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Head has been a boogieman player for India now. They are too afraid of him and really have no plans when he is batting. That is how dominating Head is against them, made them clueless.
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Head is the best offside player in the world which is why he's difficult to bowl to. It's also why bumrah has issues because bumrah enjoys bowling away from the left handers and getting that knick

But against Travis it doesn't work. India hasn't cracked the code that to get Travis out, you need to bowl wicket to wicket. Anything on the off is flying. It's why other countries are better against him but India isn't.

India is constantly trying to bait or manufacture an edge or a knick
 
And the man has stepped up once again. Yet another 50 against India nad 18th of his career,

India would want Head to get injured or something so they don't have to bowl to him. LOL
 
Travis owns India.

He got another 100 for his against India off just 115 balls... what a player he is

9th Test hundred for him

Travis Head last three innings in Gabba

0(1) vs WI.
0(1) vs WI.
0(1) vs SA.

and 101 * (115) against IND
 
TRAVIS HEAD, THE KING of KING AGAINST INDIA

Hundred in WTC final.
Hundred in ODI WC final.
Fifty in T20I WC.
Hundred in 2nd BGT Test.
Hundred in 3rd BGT Test.
 
The last time an Aussie batsman made me feel so hopeless was Matthew Hayden in the 2001 BGT in India. I don't know whether fans exist who despise players who do well against their team, but I'm the opposite. I adore and revere players who do well against my team.​
 
BouncerGuy said:
TRAVIS HEAD, THE KING of KING AGAINST INDIA

Hundred in WTC final.
Hundred in ODI WC final.
Fifty in T20I WC.
Hundred in 2nd BGT Test.
Hundred in 3rd BGT Test.
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He enjoys giving India phainti

The WC knock still the best as it was in a stadium full of Indians crying their eyes out 🤭
 

Dasher Head leading a batting shift in Test cricket​


Australia's new master blaster Travis Head is the embodiment of a shift in the game that has seen the No.5 position become the most influential in Test cricket.

Head was again the decisive figure across a day's action in this Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, dominating day two of the third Test in Brisbane with a stunning 152 from 160 balls that put Australia in a commanding position.

Statistics can reveal that since his recall to Australia's Test side in December 2021, the dashing South Australian has been a key part of a worldwide movement in which third drop is scoring at a better average and strike-rate – and more frequently posting hundreds – than any other position in the order.

As top-order batters across the globe fall victim to more pronounced seams, greener wickets, wobble-seam fast bowlers and perhaps their own T20-influenced technical tweaks, it seems the outcomes of Test matches are increasingly being influenced by the runs coming from number fives.

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The overall batting average from the position since December 2021 takes top spot in the order with 40, narrowly ahead of No.4 (37), while an overall strike-rate of 60 also comes in as the highest ahead of No.6 (57).

The 48 hundreds scored from No.5 are also the most in any position (the two opening positions combined are still only marginally ahead, with 54), and the 21.7% of all hundreds they account for in the top seven is again the highest.

In the decade prior (dating back to December 2011), it is a different story; the No.5 spot did not rank first in any of those measures (see table below).

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Head's ascension into the ICC's top five Test batters in the world – and Australia's top-ranked batter – has come about in almost direct contrast to the world champions' top-order struggles.

Yet, as Steve Smith points out, often it has been the hard work of the top four that has put the left-hander in a position to flourish; only once among the seven Test hundreds he has scored since his December 2021 recall did he come to the middle inside 10 overs (after 33 overs on average for those innings).

"I think a lot of credit has to go to the top three," Smith said of his and Head's centuries at the Gabba today. "I think they faced 50 odd balls each, which I think is a pretty good effort on that wicket out there.

"If we can get to 30-odd overs when Travis comes in, it makes a big difference to the team. I think the seam probably starts to settle down around 30-40 overs, and the ball stays quite hard – this new (Kookaburra) ball that they changed in 2020-21 – so you see guys batting at five, six, seven that are able to hit the ball hard and get good value for their shots – that's the kind of way we've been shaping up."

Head, of course, has been well supported in this No.5 revolution. The remarkable entrance to Test cricket of England's Harry Brook has in fact been the single biggest driving force, while India's Rishabh Pant is cut from the same cloth.

All three boast stunning numbers from No.5 in that three-year window (Head: 1,946 runs at an average of 48 and a strike-rate of 82.56; Brook 2,221 runs, ave 65.32, SR 88.13; and Pant 967 runs, ave 53.72, SR 90.71).

And while Indian fans will hope Pant can repeat his heroics from the Gabba Test of January 2021 this time around, a little peek 12 months into the future reveals the mouth-watering prospect of a Head v Brook showdown headlining the Ashes.

The 25-year-old English sensation has to date played just nine internationals in Australia, all of them T20s, for a return of 69 runs at 9.85. Working as a batting consultant with England through that period in late 2022 (before and during the T20 World Cup) was Mike Hussey.

"He's obviously an incredible talent," Hussey told cricket.com.au. "I think he battled a little bit in that tournament – the extra bounce is something that he's still got to try and nut out, but I think he's good enough to be able to figure that out, and certainly have a big impact on a series over here in Australia."

www.cricket.com.au

Dasher Head leading a batting shift in Test cricket | cricket.com.au

Statistics show there is a new position in the order that has become the most decisive in the…
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He loves India

He never plays against Pakistan because it’s below him to feature against those phonies but he will own Pakistan too if he takes us seriously
 
FearlessRoar said:

Dasher Head leading a batting shift in Test cricket​


Australia's new master blaster Travis Head is the embodiment of a shift in the game that has seen the No.5 position become the most influential in Test cricket.

Head was again the decisive figure across a day's action in this Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, dominating day two of the third Test in Brisbane with a stunning 152 from 160 balls that put Australia in a commanding position.

Statistics can reveal that since his recall to Australia's Test side in December 2021, the dashing South Australian has been a key part of a worldwide movement in which third drop is scoring at a better average and strike-rate – and more frequently posting hundreds – than any other position in the order.

As top-order batters across the globe fall victim to more pronounced seams, greener wickets, wobble-seam fast bowlers and perhaps their own T20-influenced technical tweaks, it seems the outcomes of Test matches are increasingly being influenced by the runs coming from number fives.

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The overall batting average from the position since December 2021 takes top spot in the order with 40, narrowly ahead of No.4 (37), while an overall strike-rate of 60 also comes in as the highest ahead of No.6 (57).

The 48 hundreds scored from No.5 are also the most in any position (the two opening positions combined are still only marginally ahead, with 54), and the 21.7% of all hundreds they account for in the top seven is again the highest.

In the decade prior (dating back to December 2011), it is a different story; the No.5 spot did not rank first in any of those measures (see table below).

View attachment 148576

Head's ascension into the ICC's top five Test batters in the world – and Australia's top-ranked batter – has come about in almost direct contrast to the world champions' top-order struggles.

Yet, as Steve Smith points out, often it has been the hard work of the top four that has put the left-hander in a position to flourish; only once among the seven Test hundreds he has scored since his December 2021 recall did he come to the middle inside 10 overs (after 33 overs on average for those innings).

"I think a lot of credit has to go to the top three," Smith said of his and Head's centuries at the Gabba today. "I think they faced 50 odd balls each, which I think is a pretty good effort on that wicket out there.

"If we can get to 30-odd overs when Travis comes in, it makes a big difference to the team. I think the seam probably starts to settle down around 30-40 overs, and the ball stays quite hard – this new (Kookaburra) ball that they changed in 2020-21 – so you see guys batting at five, six, seven that are able to hit the ball hard and get good value for their shots – that's the kind of way we've been shaping up."

Head, of course, has been well supported in this No.5 revolution. The remarkable entrance to Test cricket of England's Harry Brook has in fact been the single biggest driving force, while India's Rishabh Pant is cut from the same cloth.

All three boast stunning numbers from No.5 in that three-year window (Head: 1,946 runs at an average of 48 and a strike-rate of 82.56; Brook 2,221 runs, ave 65.32, SR 88.13; and Pant 967 runs, ave 53.72, SR 90.71).

And while Indian fans will hope Pant can repeat his heroics from the Gabba Test of January 2021 this time around, a little peek 12 months into the future reveals the mouth-watering prospect of a Head v Brook showdown headlining the Ashes.

The 25-year-old English sensation has to date played just nine internationals in Australia, all of them T20s, for a return of 69 runs at 9.85. Working as a batting consultant with England through that period in late 2022 (before and during the T20 World Cup) was Mike Hussey.

"He's obviously an incredible talent," Hussey told cricket.com.au. "I think he battled a little bit in that tournament – the extra bounce is something that he's still got to try and nut out, but I think he's good enough to be able to figure that out, and certainly have a big impact on a series over here in Australia."

www.cricket.com.au

Dasher Head leading a batting shift in Test cricket | cricket.com.au

Statistics show there is a new position in the order that has become the most decisive in the…
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Who is the no. 5 for Pakistan, Saud Shakeel??
 
Rana said:
He loves India

He never plays against Pakistan because it’s below him to feature against those phonies but he will own Pakistan too if he takes us seriously
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He'll thrash pakistan if they meet in an icc event which they likely won't. Ct semi final or final is the only place they can meet.
 
Even today when everyone was avoiding taking risk off Bumrah, he came and smashed him for two fours instantly. Ofcourse he is the lynchpin of Aussies batting at the moment. Without him they are awful to say the least.
 
He is a match winner and a game changer. That ability to take the game by scruff of its neck is what sets him apart.

His first special knock came in Ashes when he got 175 or something and he did the same thing there. Just came and turned the consequence of the game.

Away performance might be a problem for him like most batters have because modern era batters lack the adaptability in alien conditions but when in zone, he is quite capable of winning games against any opposition, not just India.
 
Ravi Shastri spoke about Travis Head during the ICC Review:

"I think he (Head) is very smart. From what I saw of him three years ago, he has improved immensely. Especially with the way he plays the short ball. He's prepared to leave it. He has learned to leave it well at times."

"It's not a big shot all the time off a short delivery angled at his armpits or something. He's prepared to either ride it or go for the big shots. And if it is middle, middle and off, then he hits it in front of square as well."

"He picks up length very well. That's one of his great strengths. And he has a flashing blade for the offside. So he's a hard man to contain. And he's in the form of his life."
 
Ab Fan said:
He is a match winner and a game changer. That ability to take the game by scruff of its neck is what sets him apart.

His first special knock came in Ashes when he got 175 or something and he did the same thing there. Just came and turned the consequence of the game.

Away performance might be a problem for him like most batters have because modern era batters lack the adaptability in alien conditions but when in zone, he is quite capable of winning games against any opposition, not just India.
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That makes sense.
 
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I just wish Travis game doesn't get affected by Groin injury. He is Aussies trump card for BGT and a nemesis of Bumrah
 
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