{"id":297477,"date":"2023-11-19T18:24:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=297477"},"modified":"2023-11-19T18:24:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:24:34","slug":"travis-head-joins-cricket-legends-in-the-history-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/%d1%81ricket\/travis-head-joins-cricket-legends-in-the-history-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Head joins cricket legends in the history books"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Read Travis Head&#8217;s hilarious reaction after joining Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist in the history books following match-winning World Cup final century<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Travis Head has etched his name in the record books\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Head scored a century in the Cricket World Cup final\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>REPORT: Australia became world champions again\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Travis Head modestly claimed he does not belong on the same stage as Australia&#8217;s cricketing heroes after hitting an incredible century to win the World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Head stunned a 130,000-strong crowd into silence with a sensational 137-run knock to clinch a sixth world title for his nation and provide Pat Cummins with his greatest moment as captain of the Australian team.<\/p>\n<p>The opener&#8217;s innings will go down in history as one of the best contributions in white ball cricket, but when told that he has joined Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting as the only Australians to score a ton in a World Cup final, Head remained humble.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019m definitely third on that list,&#8217; he said. &#8216;It\u2019s nice to be here, nice to contribute\u2026 I said to the boys, I\u2019m looking forward to the reunion!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Head was drafted into the squad halfway through the tournament after being sidelined with an injury, but hit the ground running to help his side in emphatic fashion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/16\/77990283-0-image-a-37_1700411274902.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Travis Head was typically modest when told he is forever in the record books<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/16\/77990291-0-image-a-38_1700411277733.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He became just the third Australian to score a century in the World Cup final<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Not in a million years [did I think this could happen],&#8217; he added. &#8216;What an amazing day, I\u2019m just thrilled to be part of it. It\u2019s a lot better than sitting on the couch at home. Very lucky that everything went well with my rehab and I was able to get back here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was a little bit nervous for the first 20 balls but Marnus played exceptionally \u2013 it\u2019s awesome to bat with him, he soaks up the pressure, and it was just an amazing partnership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mitch Marsh set the tone for us, even if he didn\u2019t take it on. It was a great decision to bowl first. The wicket took a bit of spin but it got better as the day went on. It\u2019s gonna be an amazing couple of days now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Marnus Labuschagne was equally elated after his side&#8217;s triumph.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mate, it\u2019s the best achievement I\u2019ve ever been part of. India have been the team of the tournament, they\u2019ve been unbelievable, but\u2026 you know, if we played our best cricket we\u2019re a chance,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/16\/77990295-0-image-a-39_1700411279712.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Head guided Australia to their sixth world title with a stunning knock on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019m a man of faith, I believe in God, and the way things have panned out for me in this tournament has been unbelievable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Three months ago I wasn\u2019t even in the squad for South Africa, so to play 19 games straight is a miracle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019m lost for words. The amount of times I thought, \u201cI\u2019m done\u201d. Even last night, the team wasn\u2019t named until about 10 to 10. My eyes went to the ground.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12767889\/Read-Travis-Heads-hilarious-reaction-World-Cup-final.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read Travis Head&#8217;s hilarious reaction after joining Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist in the history books following match-winning World Cup final century Travis Head has etched his name in the record books\u00a0 Head scored a century in the Cricket World Cup final\u00a0 REPORT: Australia became world champions again\u00a0 Travis Head modestly claimed he does not&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297476,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Travis Head joins cricket legends in the history books - 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