Australian opener Travis Head played the role of the real villain as Australia shattered India’s dream of winning the World Cup on their own soil in the 2023 ICC World Cup final 12 years ago. Now, two years after the World Cup anniversary, player of the match Travis Head has taken a dig at the Indians with a sly Instagram story.
The Indian team won the World Cup in 2011 and then had to wait for 12 years, i.e. three more World Cups, to make it to the final of the competition. On the last two occasions, they had lost to Australia and New Zealand in the semi-finals.
Having maintained a 10-match winning streak in the World Cup, India always look favorites in home conditions.
However, standing between them and the trophy was 5-time world champions Australia. The Rohit Sharma-led side fought hard, but luck never favored them in the match and Travis Head single-handedly led the Australians to a famous victory.
Travis Head celebrates World Cup anniversary with Instagram Story
Today in 2023, November 19, it’s been two years since Australia won the World Cup, but Travis Head is still celebrating, perhaps calling it the best day of his life.
The great Australian joined the Australian team midway through the competition and played some brilliant innings; However, he played the best innings of his life in the final. He first changed the course of the game by taking a brilliant catch to dismiss Indian captain Rohit Sharma.
He then scored 137, this time his Instagram story was captioned “Happy Birthday” and a new Travis Head was literally born that day.
After 2 years of heartbreak in the World Cup, Indians were heartbroken once again.
Indian fans were left disappointed when India lost the ICC World Cup 2023 final, while the Australian team jumped to celebrate their sixth world title. Fans cried not just for losing the title race, but also because they saw their stars cry.
Many Indian players, including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and veteran Ravindra Jadeja, were extremely emotional as they could not control their emotions. Now two years have passed, yet the post made by Head through Instagram has once again created pain in the hearts of Indian fans.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli continue the ODI format to avenge the 2023 World Cup defeat
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have continued to represent India in the longer formats of white-ball cricket. While he announced his retirement from the other two; This was only because they wanted to avenge their defeat in the last World Cup.
Despite their age limitations, both the legends are looking forward to the 2027 World Cup and are keenly playing all the ODI matches for India ahead of the competition. The upcoming World Cup is very important for the veterans.
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