Harbhajan Singh: “Fakhar Zaman is a very good and quality player. He plays in a style similar to someone like Travis Head. Once he gets going, he can turn the game in his team’s favour. He’s undoubtedly a brilliant player”
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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has called Pakistan big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman a game-changer and said he plays similarly to Australia powerhouse Travis Head.
Basit Ali: “If you asked Babar who is the current number one, he would also pick Travis Head or Virat Kohli. Even he wouldn’t say that he is the number one”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali said limited overs captain Babar Azam will pick India’s Virat Kohli or Australia’s Travis Head over himself when asked who is the best ODI batsman in the world.
Mir Hamza: “I thought if I can swing the ball, I’ll have a great opportunity because the batter isn’t set at the time. I thought that way and believed Travis Head was waiting for my out-swinger, but I brought it back in. It was my favourite Test dismissal”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mir Hamza has conceded that getting Australia batsman Travis Head out for a golden duck in the second Test in Melbourne was his “favourite Test dismissal.”
Mir Hamza: “If I can swing the ball both ways, especially when there’s a new batsman at the crease, it’s a good opportunity for me”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mir Hamza has revealed that he utilises his ability to swing the ball both ways to deceive batsmen, especially those who have just arrived at the crease.
Aamer Jamal: “Head was playing the cut shot well so it was our plan to have the (catching) fielder outside the circle. He was playing the shot even if it wasn’t that short, so that’s how we got him out”
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Pakistan pace sensation Aamer Jamal said he devised a plan to get aggressive Australia middle order batsman Travis Head out, which worked perfectly as he fell into the trap.
Shahid Afridi: “He possesses the skills to trouble any batter in the world”
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Legendary Pakistan six-hitter Shahid Afridi knows left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi has the skills required to “trouble any batter in the world.”
Travis Head: “Very hard to keep him contained to dots, he rotates the strike extremely well, so you look up and he’s at a run a ball”
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Travis Head, the Australia top order batsman, has admitted that it is very difficult to stop Pakistan captain Babar Azam from scoring runs.
Travis Head struck five boundaries and six sixes during his knock of 79
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Adelaide Strikers captain Travis Head smashed a 40-ball 79 to lead his side to a 10-run victory over the Hobart Hurricanes, even though David Miller hammered an unbeaten 90.
Travis Head celebrates after scoring his second Test century
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Australia maintained the upper hand over New Zealand on the second day in Melbourne as they struck twice after Travis Head struck a superb 114.
Mitchell Starc finished with figures of 4-31 off 11 overs
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Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc carved through New Zealand’s batting line-up with a four-wicket haul to keep his side on top in the first Test in Perth.
