Head-hunting: How to trap Travis, as Rohit Sharma and Co take on Australia in huge T20 World Cup match | Cricket News
Seamers — left-armers from over the stumps and right-handers from around — have exploited Travis Head’s weakness against good and fuller length balls seaming away from him. Perhaps something India can
Here are a few instances:
Bowled Naveen-ul-Haq: The ball from the right-hander around the stumps swung into him. Head shaped for the waft over the bowler’s head. But he could not reach the pitch of the ball; more crucially he did not account for the marginal away seam movement. A combination of both beat his swipe.
KNOCKED HIM OVER! 😮💨
A dream delivery #NaveenulHaq and #TravisHead is bowled! 🔥
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Bowled Jofra Archer: This time, he moved away from the stumps to the leg-side, as he had the previous ball, cleared his front leg and looked to launch the ball over covers. But the off-cutter from England quick gripped off the surface, cut away from him, beat him with the lack of pace and the ball clattered the stumps.
Bowled Mitchell Starc: It was the dream ball during SRH vs KKR in the IPL from a left-handed seamer to a left-handed batsman. The ball curved in the air, luring him to drive down the ground, before bending away (this was swing) to blast the stump. Yet again, his non-exent front-foot stride beautified the ball. Head realised he had made a mess of his judgment, but there was no wriggle room.
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— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 21, 2024
Bowled Arshdeep Singh: Like the Starc ball in the IPL qualifier, it curved into him, swung away and skidded to hit the stumps. But as beautiful as the ball was, his feet were static, and he reached out for the ball with just his hands. This was an instance when he was not looking to attack and still got bowled.
Talk about a spectacular start!
A BEAUT of a delivery from Arshdeep Singh to get things going! ❤️💪
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 19, 2024
c Dhawan b: Arshdeep: This time, he tried to smack the bowler out of the park. The ball was full and wide, but Arshdeep’s away-swing did the trick. He lost his shape, failed to get half a decent connection and sliced the ball a little behind mid-off. Again, the same old flaws.
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