Travis Head’s “career-ending batting” vs KL Rahul’s LSG reminds former star of India’s World Cup final loss | cricket news

Sunrisers Hyderabad openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma displayed sensational batting against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday night. Chasing a target of 166 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, the duo powered Pat Cummins-led SRH to victory in just 9.4 overs. Australian opener Head scored 89 runs in 30 balls, while India’s Abhishek scored 75 runs in 28 balls to help SRH register a 10-wicket win. Mohammad Kaif’s brilliant batting performance brought back memories of the 2003 World Cup final, in which Australia defeated India to win the trophy. He remembered how the Australians had sabotaged India’s plans at the summit.

“Pat Cummins – the Australian captain, Travis Head – the Australian player. So that’s the Australian intention. I remember the 2003 World Cup final – Australia against India. The conditions were bad. We won the toss and (Sourav) Ganguly said we would Win the match because the ball will swing, Australia scored 360 runs,” Kaif told Star Sports as quoted by Sportskeeda.

“This is not the first time that this has happened. We have seen throughout this IPL that the bowlers are not able to stop these two batsmen. This is career-ending batting, that the bowler is dropped from the next match, they bat like this. Are,” he added.

Talking about the game, Head was named player of the match for his brilliant batting.

“It was a lot of fun today. It felt good to get it done in 10 overs. Abhishek and I have had a few partnerships like this. Just focus on getting into good positions, seeing the ball carefully and maximizing the powerplay,” Head said. Try.” Hit 8 fours and the same number of sixes in his innings.

Australia’s star opening batsman commented on his spin hitting ability, saying, “It’s something I’m working on.”

“It will be a big part of the Caribbean as well. Going to 360 is important in the modern game,” he said.