Australia’s captain Pat Cummins, center, Travis Head, left, and Sam Konstas celebrate the wicket of India’s Rishabh Pant during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Travis Head made headlines once again in the Border Gavaskar Trophy but this time for his unusual celebration where he pointed one finger into his other hand’s palm which was shaped like an O.
This happened after Head dismissed a well-set Rishabh Pant for 30 runs giving Australia an in into the match. With social media abuzz over the celebration, Australia skipper Pat Cummins would reveal the meaning behind it in the post-match press conference.
“Oh, sorry! Yes, okay! I can explain that. His finger is so hot that he is going to put it in a cup of ice. Yes, that’s what it is. That’s normally the running joke. Was it at the Gabba or somewhere, where he got a wicket as well and just got straight to the fridge, grabs a bucket of ice, puts his finger in and just walks in front of Lyno (Nathan Lyon). Just like that, thinks its very funny. So that’s what it would have been, nothing else,” Cummins said to reporters on Monday.
Pat Cummins has cleared up Travis Head’s wicket celebration. 😂 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/oNkAge98B5
— CODE Cricket (@codecricketau) December 30, 2024
In the match, India slumped to a demoralising 184-run loss to Australia in the fourth Test with contemporary greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli failing to come good yet again, signalling that their walk towards the exit door is not too far.
Chasing a near improbable target of 340, both Rohit (9 off 40 balls) and Kohli (5) failed to battle their technical frailties and mental cobwebs as India lost seven wickets for 34 runs in just 20.4 overs in the final session to be all out for 155 in 79.1 overs.
Cummins (3/28 in 18 overs) was superb as usual and Scott Boland was also magnificent (3/39 in 16 overs) in his every spell.
Lyon (2/37 in 20.1 overs) took advantage of variable bounce while Mitchell Starc (1/25 in 16 overs) got the prized scalp of Kohli.
This was after an 88-run fourth-wicket stand between Yashasvi Jasiwal and Pant.
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