Is Travis Head vulnerable early at Gabba and are Shubman Gill’s
IND vs AUS: The third Test, which begins on Saturday at the Gabba, will have Travis Head and Shubman Gill coming off dismal streaks, but Brisbane has previously suited Pat Cummins. Gabba’s ledger is once again completely square. With South Africa certain to secure one World Test Championship final slot, India and Australia face a three-match playoff to secure a trip to Lord’s next summer. The Australians, on the other hand, have a bit of a cushion with the Sri Lanka tour early next year. The two-game series will provide them some breathing room if they do not win the three games required to qualify for this series. Both need at least two wins in the remaining Border-Gavaskar Trophy races to stay on the road, and they’ll arrive in Brisbane with a mix of form, confidence, and memories. Despite the morale-boosting Adelaide comeback, Pat Cummins’ team will be weary of recollections of their last visit to the venue in January, and the historic ’21 cauldron breach, when the Indians were in town. A series of crisscrossing streaks and worries are set to create the talking points this weekend, beginning with Australia’s Adelaide Superman. Since last year, Rohit Sharma and his teammates have been plagued by Travis Head’s erratic behavior, known as Head’s Gabba. No batsman has crushed an opponent as much as Head has done to India since 2023 across formats: 19 innings, 1052 runs, an average above 60, and scoring rates around 100. Luck has occasionally stood out among the hostility before Head’s onslaughts leave the Indian bowlers numb and rudderless. India has frequently deviated from straightforward plans, which may involve an intentional poor performance early on. Cricket Stats of Head Head (across formats) […]
