Australian opener Travis Head has achieved a big achievement in the third ODI match between India and Australia being played in Sydney. He completed 3000 runs in his ODI career, that too in just 76 innings. In this way Head has now become the fastest batsman in the history of Australia to complete 3000 runs.
Left behind giants like Smith, Bevan
Earlier this record was in the name of Steve Smith (79 innings). At the same time, Michael Bevan and George Bailey had achieved this milestone in 80-80 innings, while David Warner needed 81 innings. Head left them all behind and set a new benchmark. This achievement is very special not only in Australia but also in the context of world cricket. In terms of number of balls, Head has scored 3000 runs in just 2839 balls. This includes him in the elite list of batsmen in world cricket who have reached this milestone at the fastest pace. The names of Glenn Maxwell (2440 balls), Jos Buttler (2533 balls), Jason Roy (2820 balls) and Jonny Bairstow (2842 balls) are included in this list.
travis head ODI career has been on a tremendous rise in the last few years. In the 2023 World Cup, he made Australia the world champion by scoring a century in the final against India. His aggressive batting and ability to score runs in the powerplay has made him the most reliable opener of the team.
India’s playing-11 in Sydney ODI: Shubhman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Mohammed Siraj.
Australia’s playing-11 in Sydney ODI: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matthew Renshaw, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Cooper Connolly, Mitch Owen, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa.
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