Australian batsman Travis Head scores another century. In particular, Hyde fell victim to a golden duck when he couldn’t even open his account in the last three innings at the same Gabba ground in Brisbane, but his form once again showed when his favorite team India took the lead. Ascension, achieved a glorious century. It was Travis Head’s ninth Test century. But the century put India at a disadvantage in this match. Meanwhile, Travis Head also surpassed former Pakistan captain Babar Azam in the history of World Test Championship.
Travis Head and Steve Smith keep India in trouble
Now, the third match of the Test series between India and Australia is underway. Although the match started on December 14, not much action could be played due to rain on the first day, but when the match started on the second day, the Indian team took three wickets early on the first day , trying to take the lead. Meeting. But everything changed when Travis Hyde came to the crease. Steve Smith came to support him. The two joined forces to put India in trouble.
After Travis Head’s century, Australia have never lost
First, Travis Head completed his half-century and then moved towards a century. Travis Head completed his century in just 115 balls. That is, to a certain extent, he is seen batting in the ODI style. Travis Head has scored nine centuries in Test cricket so far. A century ago, Australia would win a game every time Hyde scored. This means that from Travis Head till now, there has not been a century that resulted in the team failing. Hence, the problems for the Indian team are likely to increase further.
Travis Head overtakes Babar Azam in World Test Championship
Meanwhile, if we talk about the World Test Championship, then Hyde has now managed to overtake Babar Azam. Babar Azam has played 32 matches and scored 2760 runs in the history of the World Test Championship so far. But now Travis Head has scored over 2800 points. This means that now he is far ahead of Babar. If we talk about the history of WTC, now Ben Stokes has become their target. He has played 53 matches so far in the World Test Championship and scored 3312 runs.
Heading closer to Rohit Sharma’s record
If we talk about the batsmen who have scored the most runs in the World Test Championship, then Joe Root tops the list. He has scored 18 centuries so far. Travis Head has now passed eight centuries. If we talk about other batsmen who have scored eight runs, the names of Dhananjay de Silva and Babar Azam are also on the list. He is now on par with Rohit Sharma, who has hit nine centuries in the World Test Championship so far.
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