Ravi Shastri, former head coach of India national cricket team, said that Australia national cricket team's explosive batsman Travis Head It's been the biggest headache for me Rohit Sharma– The side he is leading in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Ravi Shastri has given a new nickname to the Australian batsman after his devastating performance against India and named him 'Travis Headache'.
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30-year-old Travis Head, who was the main architect behind Australia's win over India in the final of the ICC World Test Championship and ICC Cricket World Cup, troubled the Men In Blue once again.
He started off series With 11 points, but from then on he looked unstoppable. He fired 89 runs in the second innings of the Perth Test and then followed it up with a stunning 140-run knock in the Adelaide Test.
Then in the Gabba Test, Travis Head smashed 152 in the first innings and destroyed the Indian bowling attack. Currently, he is the leading run-getter in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 with 405 runs in his bag at an average of 81.80.
I think he is very smart – Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri spoke at ICC Review about Head's performance and said:
“Because his new nickname is Travis Hidachi.” They are looking for painkillers in India. For foot problems, ankle problems (and) even headaches, they look to balm. “He's perfect for that.”
Head has struggled a lot against short balls over the years but has recently made significant improvements in how he handles this type of delivery. Shastri noticed this and praised him for improving his short-ball technique significantly. He said:
“I think he's very smart. From what I saw three years ago, he's improved dramatically. Especially with the way he plays the short ball. He was willing to let it go. He's learned to let it go well sometimes.”
“It's not a big shot all the time from a short delivery angled at his armpit or something like that. He's prepared to either ride it or go for the big shots. And if it's middle, middle and outside, he hits it in front of the square as well.”
“He picks up length very well. That's one of his great strengths. He's got a flashing blade to sneak in. So he's a tough guy to contain. And he's in the shape of his life.”
We all knew he was dangerous, but that first shot he fired at Jasprit Bumrah…. – Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri said the way Travis Head played against him Jasprit Bumrah It indicates that he is in the form of his life. So far, Head has fired 83 runs off 91 balls against one of the greatest pacers of all time, Jasprit Bumrah, who has been a nightmare for other Australian batsmen. He said:
“We all knew he was dangerous, but that first shot he took hit Jasprit Bumrah, off the front end. He was in many ways a little over the top, from a good delivery, a decent delivery. He told me this is a player at his best.”
“He has continued to show exactly that. The problem with him is that there is no, his mentality is very clear. There is no cloudy mentality. He is very clear about the situation. That is my strength.”
“I'll play like this. Yes, I'll watch the state of the match. I might switch from fourth gear to third gear. But I'll always be in third and fourth gear once I set my eyes on it.”
