Delhi: Australian cricket team’s star batsman Travis Head has become doubtful about playing in the Boxing Day Test. The left-handed batsman, who was in excellent form against India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, was injured during the third Test. After Head’s absence in the recent practice session, speculations regarding his fitness have increased.
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It is known that Travis has shown his excellent form by scoring two consecutive centuries against India. However, he did not take the field on the fifth day of the Gabba Test. After the match he said that he was only feeling “pain” and would be ready for the match on 26 December.
Questions raised regarding fitness
According to the report of Sydney Morning Herald, Travis Head will try to prove his fitness on Tuesday. However, a top official of the team did not give much importance to his absence, because the practice session was optional.
It is noteworthy that Travis Head is in excellent form in this five-match Test series. So far he has scored 409 runs at an average of 81.2. In the pink-ball test played in Adelaide, he played a vital role in helping Australia win by 10 wickets by scoring a century of 140 runs. After this, he played a explosive inning of 152 runs in Gabba. He scored 89 runs in the second innings of Perth Test. However, Australia lost that match by 295 runs.
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