{"id":199825,"date":"2024-12-21T16:45:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T16:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/21\/travis-head-is-in-form-of-his-life-hard-to-contain-him-ravi-shastri-heaps-praise-on-australian-star\/"},"modified":"2024-12-21T16:45:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T16:45:10","slug":"travis-head-is-in-form-of-his-life-hard-to-contain-him-ravi-shastri-heaps-praise-on-australian-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/21\/travis-head-is-in-form-of-his-life-hard-to-contain-him-ravi-shastri-heaps-praise-on-australian-star\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Travis Head is in form of his life, hard to contain him&#8217;: Ravi Shastri heaps praise on Australian star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/12\/head-gilchrist-13-1734793859.webp?fit=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Travis Head is in form of his life, hard to contain him&#8217;: Ravi Shastri heaps praise on Australian star\" title=\"&#8216;Travis Head is in form of his life, hard to contain him&#8217;: Ravi Shastri heaps praise on Australian star\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : GETTY<\/span> Travis Head.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has heaped praise on Australia&#8217;s star batter Travis Head for the way he has improved over the past three years.\u00a0  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>Head has been in brilliant form in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he has piled up 409 runs at a whopping average of 81.80. The second best is India&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/kl-rahul\" rel=\"noopener\">KL Rahul<\/a>, who has 235 runs. The Southpaw has slammed two centuries and an 89 and was pivotal in handing India a drubbing in the Adelaide Pink-ball Test.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shastri heaped praise on Head. &#8220;I think he (Head) is very smart. From what I saw of him three years ago, he has improved immensely. Especially with the way he plays the short ball. He&#8217;s prepared to leave it. He has learned to leave it well at times,&#8221; Shastri said on the ICC Review.<\/p>\n<p>It is no secret that Head faced difficulties on short balls but Shastri believes he has done well to play that too now. &#8220;It&#8217;s not a big shot all the time off a short delivery angled at his armpits or something. He&#8217;s prepared to either ride it or go for the big shots. And if it is middle, middle and off, then he hits it in front of square as well,&#8221; Shastri said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Head is currently in the form of his life. &#8220;He picks up length very well. That&#8217;s one of his great strengths. And he has a flashing blade for the offside. So he&#8217;s a hard man to contain. And he&#8217;s in the form of his life.<\/p>\n<p>Shastri even made a point that Head gives a headache to India and the team would be looking for balms. &#8220;Because his new surname is Travis Head&#8217;ache&#8217;,&#8221; Shastri said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are looking for balms in India. For foot problems, ankle problems (and) even a headache they are looking for a balm. He is ideal for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Head has dominated the Indian bowlers and has also found a way to play the mostly unplayable <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/jasprit-bumrah\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/a>. &#8220;We all knew he was dangerous, but that first shot he played off Jasprit Bumrah, that cover drive, off the front foot. It was in many ways a little bit on the up, off a good delivery, decent delivery. It told me that this is a player in prime, prime form,&#8221; said Shastri.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He went on to show exactly that (clear mind). And the thing with him is there&#8217;s no, his mindset is very clear. There&#8217;s no clouded mindset. He&#8217;s very clear about the situation. This is my strength.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am going to play in that fashion. Yes, I will watch the state of the game. I might shift from fourth gear to third gear. 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