As India take on Australia in the third Test in Brisbane, many eyes will be on Australian batsman Travis Head, whose counter-attacks have caused headaches for the visitors in recent times, often turning a winnable match into a humiliating defeat. for India alone. Heading into the third Test, the series is tied at 1-1. After losing to India by 295 runs at the Optus Stadium in Perth, the hosts bounced back brilliantly with a 10-wicket win in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, where the star-studded Indian line-up failed and the pink-ball dominance maestros Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins were clearly present throughout the match.
A standout highlight of the pink-ball Test was a counter-attack from Head, who scored a whopping 140 in 141 balls, with 17 fours and four sixes, to give the Aussies a lead of 157 runs. India were bowled out for 175 runs and could only put up 19 runs to win for the Aussies.
Head has a fine record against India in Tests, scoring 955 runs in 12 Tests and 21 innings at an average of 47.75, with two centuries and four fifties. His best score is 163. In all formats against India, Head has made 1,555 runs in 29 matches and 38 innings at an average of 44.42, with three centuries and six fifties and a best score of 163.
In his last ten innings against India across all formats, including the last ton, Travis has made 728 runs across all formats in eight matches, at an average of 72.80, with three centuries and two fifties to his name and a best score of 163 * during the WTC finals. This also includes a knock of 137 in the 50-over World Cup final.
But India do have a chance to stop the Travis juggernaut in the third Test. In his previous three innings here, one against South Africa and two against West Indies, the left-handed batsman was dismissed for golden ducks. All three cases involved dismissals by pacers, Kagiso Rabada and Shamar Joseph, with two dismissals caught by wicketkeepers.
In the third Test, India should try to create a suitable pitch for Head and hope the ball beats the edge of Travis' bat and ends up in the hands of Rishabh Pant. They will no doubt be hoping that the law of averages catches up with Head and he goes away for a low score.
Overall, Head has a fine record in Brisbane, scoring 352 runs in seven innings at an average of 50.28, with a century and two fifties in seven innings and a best score of 152 against England in 2021 .Ashes, an innings that once again proved to be a success. birth for Head in Tests and international cricket in general after a disappointing few years.
Would the law of averages catch up and drop Travis for a low score? Only time will tell.
Australian squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Brendan Doggett, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith , Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj , Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal.
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