Australian opener Travis Head saved his greatest for the final as he smashed 137 runs off 120 balls within the last of the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in opposition to India on the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The 29-year-old received the participant of the match as Australia chased 241 with six wickets remaining to win an unprecedented sixth World Cup title. Head was the top-scorer for Australia within the semifinal in addition to he made 62 off simply 48 balls in opposition to South Africa.
The expertise of the left-handed opening batsman, who made his debut for Australia in 2016, was additionally recognised by the legendary Shane Warne.
Thought of to be one of many biggest bowlers within the historical past of cricket, Warne died of a coronary heart assault in 2022 on the age of 52. In a put up on X, previously Twitter, he predicted Travis Head as one of many “future stars for Australia”.
In a tweet on December 6, 2016, Warne wrote, “I’m a big fan of Travis Head as a cricketer, I believe he will be a future star for Australia in all forms of the game.”
I am a giant fan of Travis Head as a cricketer, I imagine he shall be a future star for Australia in all types of the sport @wwos !!
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) December 6, 2016
Warne’s previous tweet is now going viral once more after Head’s super displaying within the World Cup last.