BGT | Twitter ecstatic as Bumrah sparks magic with old Kookaburra to castle Head shouldering arms

12/26/2024

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🌠Cometh the hour, cometh the man -- a saying that has time and again been applied for Travis Head and Jasprit Bumrah in the ongoing Border Gꦡavaskar Trophy, thus setting up an enticing battle on Boxing Day. On this occasion, it was the Indian that took the bragging honours in style to silence the MCG.

Australia got off to the perfect start at MCG in the Boxing Day Test with Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja putting on an𓄧 89-run opening stand. Things did not work out any better for India as Khawaja and Labuschagn𒀰e added another 65 before the former was dismissed. The incoming Steve Smith looked impervious as the duo added a further 83 runs before Labuschagne took the long walk back to the pavilion.

Travis Head, who had already scored two centuri♉es in the series thus far, stepped in and India immediately brought on their best bowler in the hope of stopping Head. This time it did work out well and how. On the third delivery of the 67th over, Bumrah bowled a back of a length delivery from around the wicket. The ball landed just outside off stump and Head moved his bat out of the way hoping that the ball would go over the stumps. However, the delivery just seamed in by a smidge and got the top of off stump.

While Bumrah just shouldered his arms, Twi✱tter had more to say about the dismissal.

Absolute ripper

BUMRAH SEED TO GET HEAD FOR A DUCK! | |
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)

Duck!

For 1st time, Travis Head Scored Duck against India in Intl Cricket

Courtesy: Jasprit Bumrah
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar)

Pain

Le𓃲t's appreciate Travis Head for understanding the pain Indian fans are going through early morning and not destroying us even more. This empathy is needed in humansᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)

Thank you!

Travis Head. Thank you for the memories. No greater joy than seeing him back. Thanks to DSP for that stra𒊎t🌜egic midfield to get Head on strike. Video by showing how the celebrates
— Kartik Kannan (@kartik_kannan)

Hold it

Hold this golden duck

Travis head 🤣🤣
— Anzar (@7tondownunder)

Great

Justin Langer said, "it was truly a great captaincy by Rohit Sharma there, he played with Travis Head's mind, he is so active from the start of this game, people who doubt on Rohit's captaincy are just dumb".

He not holding backꦚ to appreciate Captain Rohit.🥶
— Shanu⚡ (@ThodaSaSanskari)

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