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‘Pretty s**t stat, isn’t it’: Travis Head’s take on usual stat leaves reporters in stitches after Ashes 5th Test Day 3 | Cricket News

‘Pretty s**t stat, isn’t it’: Travis Head’s take on usual stat leaves reporters in stitches after Ashes 5th Test Day 3 | Cricket News

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Travis Head resumed his plunder of England bowlers on Day 3 of the fifth Ashes Test, smashing 163 in 166 balls as Australia finished the day on 518/7, leading by 134 runs. This was Head’s 12th Test century and his third in this series alone. A majority of Head’s centuries have come in the last three years and while he has had quite a few big ones, the 32-year-old has never been able to convert that into a double century. Head has been dismissed as many as seven times between the score 150 and 175 – his highest Test total. When presented with that stat in the press conference after the day’s play, Head answered in a way that left the reporters in stitches. “Beggars can’t be choosers. It’s a pretty s**t stat, isn’t it,” Head said with a laugh. “I’d much rather 160 or 170 than zero to 10. I won’t complain about that.” Head had maintained a strike rate of over 100 for the majority of his innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground. …

“Abhishek Sharma Will Score 100, Travis Head…”: David Warner’s Mega Prediction For SRH vs LSG IPL 2025 Match

“Abhishek Sharma Will Score 100, Travis Head…”: David Warner’s Mega Prediction For SRH vs LSG IPL 2025 Match

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The SunRisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 match promises to be a high-scoring thriller. Having lost their opening clash, Rishabh Pant‘s Lucknow Super Giants will be wary of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s ultra-aggressive approach with the bat when the two teams face off in the Indian Premier League on Thursday. Last year’s runner-up SRH picked up from where they had left off in the opening clash to nearly break the record of the highest total in the IPL, handing the Rajasthan Royals a crushing defeat by 44 runs. The huge win also propelled SRH to the top of the points table for having the best net run rate and given their all-round firepower, the Pat Cummins-led side would want to maintain their dominance in the competition. SRH went hammer and tongs against RR with their new recruit Ishan Kishan smacking a century and the other big guns firing as usual to make 286/6 in their last outing here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal. Such batting approach could be terrifying …

“It’s In His Head…”: Robin Uthappa Corrects Problem With Virat Kohli, Advices ‘Technical’ Change

“It’s In His Head…”: Robin Uthappa Corrects Problem With Virat Kohli, Advices ‘Technical’ Change

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Virat Kohli will be under the scanner when India take on Pakistan in their second Champions Trophy 2025 match on Sunday, February 23. Kohli has suffered a rocky run of form off late in red ball and white ball cricket, and failed to contribute more than a 38-ball 22 in India’s opening game against Bangladesh. In fact, Kohli got out to wrist spinner Rishad Hossain, making it his fifth dismissal to that type of bowling in his last six games. Kohli’s former India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) teammate Robin Uthappa felt that he may have been complicating things in his own mind. “Virat, the great batter that he is, will have to address himself because, I think in a sense it’s in his head a little bit,” Uthappa said, speaking on Star Sports. “It feels like that from the outside. It feels like he’s looking to middle the ball versus when he actually is batting well, he’s looking to get runs,” Uthappa added. Against Bangladesh, Kohli took 10 balls to score his …

Did over-rate play a role in Pat Cummins bringing on Travis Head who went on to dismiss Rishabh Pant? | Cricket News

Did over-rate play a role in Pat Cummins bringing on Travis Head who went on to dismiss Rishabh Pant? | Cricket News

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When Travis Head came on to bowl with India placed well to draw the Boxing Day Test, it raised eyebrows. But the move was totally vindicated when Head dismissed Rishabh Pant and though it was his celebration of that wicket that created plenty of attention, the move to hand the ball to Head may have well been down to Australia not wanting to repeat their past mistake. With South Africa already confirming their World Test Championship final spot, the race is now between Australia, India and Sri Lanka with the former best placed to book a second-successive final. And with over-rate being a cause of concern for Australia – they missed out on the 2021 WTC final because they were penalised for slow over-rate – Australia captain Pat Cummins has admitted it was one of the reasons for bringing on Head. Head and Lyon sped through with their overs in the final session before the Test changed on its head following the dismissal of Pant. “He’s got a bit of a Midas touch,” Cummins said …

It’s India vs Pakistan in ICC’s men’s T20I cricketer of the year award | Cricket News

It’s India vs Pakistan in ICC’s men’s T20I cricketer of the year award | Cricket News

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ICC has named the nominees for the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award, and Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh joined Travis Head, Babar Azam and Sikandar Raza in the list. Here is a look at the players’ T20I run this year: Arshdeep Singh Fulfilling India’s need for a left-arm pacer, Arshdeep Singh has performed exceptionally well donning the blue in T20Is. He scalped one less wicket than Bhuvneshwar Kumar, making him the second highest wicket taker in T20Is for India in a year. His performances in the bilateral series, preceded by his performance in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup saw him make his way in the list. Matches: 18; Wickets: 36; Average: 13.5; Best Figures: 4/9 Sikandar Raza It is for the third time that the Zimbabwe all-rounder has made his way into the list. Under his leadership this year, Zimbabwe orchestrated surprising wins against the likes of Pakistan and recently World Cup winners India. In the sub regional qualifiers, Sikandar Raza got his first T20I century and five wicket haul. Matches: 24; …

‘I think it’s been pretty brittle’

‘I think it’s been pretty brittle’

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With most of the Australian batsmen struggling in the first three Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with the exception of Travis Head, former Indian coach Ravi Shastri had called the Australian batting ‘brittle’ and believes Indian bowlers will be exploiting that. While Head leads the most runs scored list in this series, only two Australian batsmen including Alex Carey and Steve Smith have crossed the 100-run mark in the series. “I think it’s been pretty brittle. When you look at this Australian line-up, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen an Australian line-up where the top order is that brittle. India have exploited that and continue to exploit it,” Shastri told news.com.au when asked about Australian batting. While Travis Head has hit two centuries and one half-century in the series, the only Australian batsman showing consistency in the series has been wicket-keeper Alex Carey. None out of Australia’s top three in the three Tests so far have crossed the 50-run mark. Openers Usman Khawaja and now-excluded Nathan McSweeney have struggled mostly with the …

Kookaburra gets less venomous after 30th over: it should be the Indian top order’s first target | Cricket News

Kookaburra gets less venomous after 30th over: it should be the Indian top order’s first target | Cricket News

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The grand Australian batting plan when playing at home with the Kookaburra is for the top order to gobble up at least the first 180 deliveries, so their opponents’ known-nemesis Travis Head can walk in around the 30th over mark – not earlier. Fox Cricket wrote, “According to the Australians, batting becomes easier after 30 overs, which has been earmarked as the ideal time for the likes of Head and Mitchell Marsh to pounce on a fatiguing opponent….Smith and Head pinpointed the 30-over mark as their sweet spot, the ideal time to start their innings.” Head’s last 8 centuries have all resulted in Australia wins, and they haven’t won a Test since 2018 if he isn’t a part of the team. But pivotal to this plan at home is negotiating the new Kookaburra ball, that debuted in 2021, and has been a headache for most batsmen, with Fox noting that its also led to “shorter Test matches and lower batting averages.” Dubbing it Head’s Goldilocks’ period, Fox wrote that when the leftie walked in, in …

two 152s, three 0 (1)s, and a 92

two 152s, three 0 (1)s, and a 92

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IND vs AUS: Mamma Mia! Here he goes again at the Gabba. Travis Head’s 152 at the Gabba on Day 2 to once again puncture Indian plans and overshadow Jasprit Bumrah fifer, fit right into his general Test outings at Brisbane. The joke here runs that if he’s allowed to get off the mark, Head punishes opponents plenty. His sequence reads 84 (SL), 24 (Pak), 152 (Eng), DNB (Eng), 92 (SA), 0 (SA), 0 (WI), 0 (WI), and now 152 (Ind). Head had started at Brisbane with 84 in 2019 against Sri Lanka, his highest score till then. He boasts of a 152 against England in 2021. Head’s last 6 Test scoring figures at Gabba now read 152, 92, 0, 0, 0, 152. This includes a diamond pair, among three first-ball golden ducks as well as a nervous 92 besides the 152 he put the Poms through. He averages a chunky 66 at the venue, and overall 63 at Gabba. The duck tales panned out against West Indies and South Africa. But things weren’t always …

Laila Majnu’s Avinash Tiwary recalls ’embarrassing’ moment when he accidently hit Amitabh Bachchan on Yudh set; ‘Fortunately, I only hit him on his head…’

Laila Majnu’s Avinash Tiwary recalls ’embarrassing’ moment when he accidently hit Amitabh Bachchan on Yudh set; ‘Fortunately, I only hit him on his head…’

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Amitabh Bachchan, who debuted in 1969, has ruled over Hindi cinema. From defining the 70s as the ‘angry young man’ to inspiring actors to experiment with his diverse roles in the last two decades, he has made a significant place in the hearts of audiences. Recently, Laila Majnu fame Avinash Tiwary revealed he once accidentally hit the veteran actor on his head while shooting for their show Yudh, and he still feels embarrassed about it. In a recent conversation at the second edition of SCREEN live, Avinash Tiwary discussed one embarrassing yet humbling experience from his time on the sets of the TV series Yudh I 2014. He recalled that the first time he met Amitabh Bachchan, they had to do an action sequence, and he was inexperienced about it. So, one of his missteps while he ducked from a punch by the veteran actor, Tiwary, hit back at him with force and hit Big B on his head.  Recounting the incident, he described, “In the scene, he had to punch me, and I was supposed …

“Never Want Your Head…”: Sunil Gavaskar’s Message To Rishabh Pant After SRH Thrashing In IPL 2024

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Rishabh Pant looked like a battered man on Saturday. He had every reason to feel so. His team had just been at the receiving of a 67-run thrashing by SunRisers Hyderabad, after conceding 266/7 in 20 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. DC were all out for 199 as the Pant-led side slumped to its fifth loss in eight games to be placed seventh in the 10-team league. DC have blown hot-and-cold this season so far. With the IPL reaching halfway stage, DC’s road to playoffs has become quite tough. After the loss, Pant said the powerplay, where SRH scored a record 125 with Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma going bonkers, was crucial. “I think power play was the difference. We were just catching up throughout the match. That was the massive difference. Hopefully, we will come back with more thought process and clear mindset,” said Pant, whose ‘homecoming’ in Delhi was spoilt by Head and Sharma’s 131-run partnership. The DC skipper also said he probably misjudged the dew factor at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and …