Travis Head has been a consistent 'headache' for India for a long time now. In the ongoing fourth Test match, although the batter didn't score runs in both innings, he took one important wicket in the second innings, removing Rishabh Pant. The batter was settled and playing on 30 runs off 104 balls but lost his resilience. Head delivered a short-pitched delivery and Pant decided to hit the ball over the long on but was caught by Mitchell Marsh.
With Pant's wicket, Head broke his long-running partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal, leaving India under pressure. Soon after Pant's wicket, Jadeja was dismissed as well. Top-order players like Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli failed on the day they were required to show their seniority. Rohit and Kohli are struggling with their forms, which is not evident.
India now need 210 runs to win the game and take a lead in the series. Moreover, their hopes of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) have come to a halt as South Africa won the game against Pakistan and booked their slot in the finals.
There's just no weakness this man has: Sanjay Manjrekar
Former India player Sanjay Manjrekar applauds Jasprit Bumrah for claiming a fifer against Australia in the fourth Test match. He bowled almost around 25 overs with 7-8 spells. Manjrekar was happy with the way he bowled in the series and called him a 'genie'.
"There's just no weakness this man has. It's almost like he is this genie that Indian cricket have brought as a gift and you make a wish and you get it. And it's always Bumrah providing it, be it T20 cricket World Cup or 50 over World Cup, or it's a match like this, crucial game on a page where a lot of the bowlers struggle to get anything out of it. He was getting lateral movement," said Sanjay Manjrekar.
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