NEW DELHI: Australia star batter Travis Head as soon as once more showcased his dominance over India. Head expressed his delight after scoring one other century towards them however admitted he was extraordinarily lucky to outlive an excellent spell from Jasprit Bumrah on the second day of the third Check.
Persevering with his distinctive run towards India, Head, who had beforehand scored a century in the course of the WTC ultimate on the Oval final 12 months and adopted it with a ton at Adelaide within the second Check of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, hammered 18 boundaries throughout his 160-ball knock of 152 on the Gabba.
“Fairly particular to do that after that ton on the Adelaide Oval. It is all about being as optimistic as I can, I believed that I needed to spend a while within the center, credit score to the top-Three guys for having caught out towards the brand new ball, it made my job simpler and I might play my photographs, I felt fairly optimistic towards the brand new ball, but it surely was enjoyable to be aggressive. I prefer to play lengthy innings, I might need to bat for a very long time,” Head mentioned after the match.
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Reflecting on Bumrah’s spell, Head mentioned: “He bowled brilliantly, bowled wicket-taking balls, and was all the time robust going through up towards him. I all the time loved batting with Steve (Smith), when he bats properly, I all the time go unnoticed, I believed he was shifting (his ft) very properly, it allowed me to be proactive as properly. I simply get pleasure from what I do, I simply need to play properly for the staff, for the blokes within the staff and I am having fun with it.”
Head additionally shared his ideas on batting towards spin and the challenges posed by the brand new ball.
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“I’ve performed sufficient towards India, I’ve had a blueprint, a bit nervous to start out towards spin, I used to be pleased with the best way I began towards him at the moment (on Jadeja). The brand new ball will do one thing all through the sport, cannot see too far forward of the sport, hopefully the climate performs up properly, however the brand new ball can be essential. The highest-6 (batting) is establishing properly, hopeful of doing properly in Sri Lanka and entering into the WTC ultimate. Very happy for Smudge, he has had quite a bit towards him and it is good to see him get again to his greatest kind,” the left-hander mentioned.
Head’s knock of 152 marked his third century towards India in his final six innings, steering Australia to a commanding 405 for 7 alongside centurion Steve Smith (101).
