Young Team India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy looked frustrated with the fielding effort of skipper Rohit Sharma on Day 2 of the third Test match against Australia. India and Australia are squaring off in the third Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 series at the Gabba in Brisbane.
Travis Head starred with the bat on Day 2 of the third Test at the Gabba on Sunday, December 15. The left-handed batter scored his second consecutive ton against India. Notably, the middle-order batter scored 140 runs in the Adelaide Test match, where Australia won by 10 wickets to level the series 1-1.
Watch: Rohit Sharma Drops Travis Head Leaving Nitish Kumar Reddy Frustrated
Travis Head carried on his great form to frustrate the Indian bowlers. However, Nitish Kumar Reddy produced an outside edge from Head’s bat in the final session of the day. He closed the bat face to play towards the leg side. However, the ball flew to the left side of Rohit Sharma, who was at wide slip.
The Indian skipper dived to his left side and tried to grab the ball with both hands. However, the 37-year-old couldn’t hold on to the catch. Nitish understandably looked frustrated after the catch dropped. Nitish’s reaction to the dropped catch grabbed the attention of fans on social media.
Take a look at the video of the incident below:
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Travis Head Scores Second Consecutive Test Century vs India
Travis Head reached his century in the 69th over of Australia’s first innings in the Brisbane Test. Jasprit Bumrah attempted a yorker, but it turned into a low full toss, and Head chipped it through mid-wicket for three runs. The left-handed batter reached his ton in just 115 deliveries against the Indian attack.
He is taking the ongoing Test match in Brisbane away from India’s hands. Head is averaging over 100 in the ongoing series, with two centuries and an 89 in the second innings of the first Test in Perth. He also surpassed 1,000 runs at a 50-plus average against India, including three hundreds and four fifties.
The India-Travis Head Match-up Is Interesting – Adam Gilchrist
Speaking ahead of the third Test, former Australian player Adam Gilchrist advised India to use the short-ball strategy to counter Travis Head. Gilchrist noted that Head has struggled with this tactic, citing New Zealand’s success with it earlier in the year.
“The India-Travis Head match-up is interesting. I can’t believe they haven’t started with a short-pitch bowling strategy against him and stuck with it. He’ll take it on and might score some runs, but I’ve seen New Zealand use it effectively before. It’s about making your plans clear and challenging the batter-forcing him to take risks to escape the pressure,” Adam Gilchrist told SEN Cricket (via India Today).
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