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Travis ‘Headache’: Ravi Shastri gives Australia batter nickname for dominant performances against India

21Dec

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Travis ‘Headache’: Ravi Shastri gives Australia batter nickname for dominant performances against India

Former India coach Ravi Shastri lauded Travis Head and his impact in the recent Border Gavaskar Trophy against India, pointing out that Head’s improvement against the short ball has been his recipe for success. Head has been a constant thorn in India’s side even before this series, having played a huge hand in helping Australia win the 2023 ODI World Cup and the World Test championship 2023, both against the Men in Blue. In the current series, he started slowly getting dismissed for just 11 and in the 1st innings of the 1st Test but he ramped it up in the second innings with 89 runs but could not prevent Australia’s loss. In his next two outing, he slammed 140 in the 2nd Test and 152 in the 3rd one. “Because his new surname is Travis Head’ache’. They are looking for balms in India. For f...

How Steve Smith and Travis Head took India’s bowlers apart with their distinctive methods

15Dec

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How Steve Smith and Travis Head took India’s bowlers apart with their distinctive methods

Both Travis Head and Steve Smith have a style of batting that makes us notice not just the runs they make but how they do it. Both have such distinctive methods. Travis isn’t a throw-the-arms blind hitter, but is calculated. He throws those hands with a method that he has honed rather consciously. Smith did have more than his share of luck but the astonishing thing about his hundred was how went ahead with a new tweak to his method that he put in practice in the nets for three-four days, and trusted it completely. For an aggressive batsman, Travis was the most secure-looking solid batsman out there. For the more accomplished batsman, Smith was ready to make himself vulnerable with his tweak, and willing to get the job of scoring runs in any fashion. ‘When you’re hot, you’re hot; and when ...

10Dec

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Mohammed Siraj reacts to ICC’s penalty on send-off row, says ‘I am going to …’ | Cricket News – Times of India

Mohammed Siraj. (Pic Credit - X) NEW DELHI: India pacer Mohammed Siraj responded to the ICC's penalty over his send-off gesture to Australian batter Travis Head, during the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, with a composed statement while digressing from the burning issue.According to a report in Sydney Morning Herald, pace duo Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah did not participate in Tuesday's morning practice session in Adelaide, with only four days remaining before the Brisbane Test at the Gabba.How can India still qualify for World Test Championship final?During the team's batting and bowling practice at the nets, Siraj was questioned about his response to the penalty, which amounts to approximately AUD 16,500 or Rs 8,95,340.Replying to the question, Siraj said, "Yeah man, it’s all good."When asked fu...

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Travis Head had ‘difference of opinion’ with ex-coach Justin Langer: Tim Paine | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former skipper Tim Paine has disclosed that there were frequent disagreements between Travis Head and his previous Australian coach Justin Langer regarding batting techniques in Test cricket.According to Paine, Head's performance in Test cricket improved significantly when he received the autonomy to implement his preferred batting style during Langer's final period and under the leadership of McDonald and Cummins."I don't think either of them will mind me saying this, but I think he and JL used to have a real difference of opinion," Paine said on SEN Breakfast.Is India's batting now over dependent on Yashasvi Jaiswal?"You've got Test greats in commentary and you've got a Test great (Langer) that's coaching and Graeme Hick at the time who'd scored 101 First Class hundreds as his...