Ravi Shastri talked about the troubles India have had to face while bowling to Travis Head in the ongoing Test series. Head has been a thorn in the flesh for the visiting team as he is the leading run-scorer after three matches. The southpaw has racked up 409 runs at an average of 81.80 and a strike-rate of 94.23 with two centuries and a fifty.
Shastri, who served as India men’s head coach from 2017 to 2021, referred to Head’s “new surname” to describe the form the Australian batter is in.
“Because his new surname is Travis Head’ache’. They are looking for balms in India. For foot problems, ankle problems (and) even a headache, they are looking for a balm. He is ideal for that,” Shastri said on The ICC Review.
Head missed out on a hundred in the Perth Test after Jasprit Bumrah dismissed him for 89. In the Adelaide Test, Head smashed 140 and helped Australia win by 10 wickets to make it 1-1 in the series. In Brisbane, Head grew in stature as he scored 152 runs, although the Aussies could not secure victory.
Shastri said that Head has upped his game over the last three years and has transformed himself into someone who is hard to contain.
“I think he 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 prepared to leave it. He has learned to leave it well at times,” Shastri said.
“I think he 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 prepared to leave it. He has learned to leave it well at times,” Shastri said.
