IND vs AUS: There are 3 plans to defeat "villain Travis Head"..!?

As india and australia are about to play in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy, everyone is looking at Travis Head. He has been the villain of the indian team in international series like the world cup and knockout matches so far. He was the main reason for the defeat of the indian team in the 2023 Test championship and the 2023 One-Day international World Cup. Travis Head also scored two centuries in the recent Border-Gavaskar Test series and was responsible for the defeat of the indian team. Therefore, everyone expects the indian team to defeat him to be its first objective.

The indian team has three chances to do it. If they execute it properly, they have a chance to defeat him. Let's see what those three chances are here. The indian team should start bowling with fast bowlers first. Then Travis Head will be the opener. He has a problem if the right-arm fast bowlers bowl with the new ball. If that right-arm bowler bowls in the round-the-wicket method, he has a high chance of losing the game.
So far since 2022, Travis Head has lost eight times in 19 innings against round-the-wicket bowling in the Power Play overs. His average is 22.25. He has lost only five times in 21 innings while bowling in the over-the-wicket method. His average is 56. So mohammed shami should bowl round-the-wicket to Travis Head in this match. If he escapes from that, he should bowl outside the off-stump next. Travis Head will get caught while bowling outside the off stump continuously. Because he has difficulty moving his leg. If he escapes from both of these, he has a high chance of getting caught by varun chakravarthy next. Because he has never played against spinner varun chakravarthy in the IPL series or international matches. varun bowls in an unorthodox manner. Batsmen who come across him like that will definitely struggle.

The recent england T20 series is a good example of that. varun chakravarthy also took five wickets in the Champions Trophy against New Zealand. There is definitely a chance that Travis Head will be caught in these three overs. If he is dismissed quickly, the indian team will gain mental confidence.
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Sowmiya Sriram

04/03/2025 11:08 AM