In an era of fast-paced cricket and fleeting careers, Travis Head has carved a niche for himself as one of Australia’s most reliable match-winners in recent years —often thriving when the stakes are highest. From conquering India in the World Cup final with a broken finger to battling the emotional toll of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Head has managed to perform when it matters the most.
In this exclusive conversation with News18 CricketNext, the charismatic left-hander opens up about facing the mighty Indian side, the pressures of ICC tournaments, what makes BGT as intense as the Ashes, and how legends like Virat Kohli and Steve Smith have helped shape his approach to the game. Candid, thoughtful, and refreshingly grounded.
They’ve always been the strongest team. I feel like that’s the games that you want to play well in. You want to play well against the best team. They’re going to consistently be the best team. It won’t stop. They’ll probably continually be playing in the finals of ICC events. I guess when you get to that stage in an event—if you look past the last four—we’ve played them in two of those finals, and then they’ve played in the last two and won. And we’ve been fortunate enough to play well in a couple of those finals.