Travis Head insists there’s no guarantee that his devastating batting form in the Indian Premier League will continue at the T20 World Cup next month.
Head has decimated bowling attacks in the IPL this year but the Australian tempered expectations ahead of the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States, where turning tracks could make batting tougher.
Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Head has scored 533 runs in 11 IPL matches so far, with only Virat Kohli (542) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (541) above him, with his aggressive approaching leaving him one to watch at the T20 World Cup.
Head made an unbeaten 30-ball 89 as Hyderabad thumped Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets with 62 balls to spare on Wednesday, but insisted his blistering form on flat Indian wickets would not automatically translate to similar pyrotechnics elsewhere.
“Whenever you’re playing, you want to be as consistent as you can, you want to be getting runs,” Head said. “It’s nice to be playing well [but] that’s not going to guarantee anything in the West Indies.
“I think we’ll face a fair bit of spin in the Caribbean and the wickets might become tougher as the tournament goes on.
“I’m very pleased I was able to play spin tonight and the things I’m working on in training are somewhat working at the moment. But I’m trying to stay relaxed as I have done for the last couple of years and be ready to go.”
