How Can India Get Travis Head Out On Day 4 Of 1st Test vs Australia At Perth Stadium?

Debashis Sarangi∙ Updated: Nov 25 2024, 10:29 AM | 2 Min Read

Travis Head has been a brilliant performer vs India [Source: @RoshanSriram123/X]

Australia's explosive batter Travis Head has been a headache for team India since he has played that iconic knock in the 2023 World Test Championship final in England. After helping Australia bag their maiden WTC title, the southpaw struck another impactful hundred to shatter India's ODI World Cup dream at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He has been one of the most consistent performers for Australia in recent times and is currently batting beautifully in the first Test against India at Perth Stadium. 

Chasing a mammoth target of 534 runs, Australia are on the verge of a humiliating defeat, having lost five wickets for 104 runs in their second innings. However, despite talismans like Steve Smith falling cheaply, Head has countered the Indian attack with the utmost precision, scoring a breezy fifty on a tricky surface. 

So, as India are searching for ways to dismiss Travis Head, here are a few methods they can use to trap the swashbuckling batter on day 4 of the game. 

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How Can India Get Travis Head Out?

Bowl From Around The Wicket

• Whenever a right-arm bowler delivers the ball from over the wicket, it allows Travis Head to free his arms and play his shots over the off-side field. 
• So, it's necessary for the Indian bowlers to continue bowling from around the wicket and not to give him room outside the off-stump. 
• If they bowl into his body and around the off stump, the Indian bowlers can cramp Travis Head for room and eventually induce a false shot off his bat. 

Hit The Good Length, Don't Go Too Full Or Short

• As Travis Head doesn't get committed, either on front foot or back foot, he can be caught in the crease by good-length deliveries. 
• So, the Indian fast bowlers must hit the good-length and try to exploit his technical flaws in the Perth Test. 

Block Travis Head's Scoring Opportunities, Surprise Him With Bouncers

• As Travis Head loves to play the cut and pull, India must block his scoring opportunities through the square of the wicket. 
• They should set the field wisely and bring the stumps into play, with Perth's deteriorated pitch offering uneven bounce. 
• In another move, the can surprise Head with sharp bouncers, keeping a fielder near the square leg fence for a miscued hook shot. 

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