{"id":297561,"date":"2023-11-19T21:23:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T21:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=297561"},"modified":"2023-11-19T21:23:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T21:23:59","slug":"travis-head-not-in-a-million-years-did-i-think-that-would-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/%d1%81ricket\/travis-head-not-in-a-million-years-did-i-think-that-would-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Head: &apos;not in a million years did I think that would happen&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Travis Head insists &#8216;not in a million years did I think that would happen&#8217; after his incredible innings inspired Australia to World Cup glory&#8230; and Pat Cummins reflects on reaching &#8216;pinnacle of international cricket&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Travis Head smashed a brilliant 134 off 120 balls to carve out World Cup glory<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Captain Pat Cummins praised Australia&#8217;s selectors and medical team in victory<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>India coach Rahul Dravid described a &#8216;tough day at the office&#8217; for his side\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Travis Head inspired Australia to World Cup glory over hosts India with a magnificent century, then admitted: \u2018Not in a million years did I think that would happen.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Head made a sparkling 134 off just 120 balls as Australia breezed to their target of 241 with six wickets and seven overs to spare in front of a crowd of 92,000 in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What an amazing day,\u2019 he said, after becoming the third Australian &#8211; after Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist &#8211; to score a hundred in a World Cup final. \u2018I\u2019m just thrilled to be a part of it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Head had missed Australia\u2019s first five group games as he recovered from a broken hand, and captain Pat Cummins praised the selectors for taking the risk of picking him the squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The medical team were fantastic,\u2019 he said. \u2018They could have been made to look really silly. But it paid off. I couldn\u2019t be happier for Trav.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/19\/77993585-0-image-a-22_1700421402326.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Travis Head lifting the trophy with teammate Marnus Labuschagne after the two put together a strong partnership<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/19\/77993587-0-image-a-23_1700421404671.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Head was instrumental in Australia&#8217;s defeat of home favourite&#8217;s India in the World Cup final<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/19\/77993813-12768223-image-a-24_1700421608441.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Head&#8217;s heavily bandaged hand during the game against New Zealand, he broke it and missed the first five games<\/p>\n<p>Cummins, who ended up leading his team to nine wins in succession to take the trophy, described the victory as \u2018huge\u2019, adding: \u2018It\u2019s the pinnacle of international cricket, especially here in India, with that crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s been a big year for everyone, with the World Test Championship and Ashes. But to top it off with this &#8211; these are the moments you remember for the rest of your life. You only get a shot at the World Cup every four years, and the whole cricket world stops for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was a little bit nervous in the morning, just seeing the sea of blue in the hotel and walking towards the ground. But you knew you were walking towards something pretty special. It\u2019s an experience you\u2019ll never forget.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Indian coach Rahul Dravid described his team\u2019s defeat as a \u2018tough day at the office\u2019 after their winning streak of 10 came to an end at precisely the wrong moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We gave everything we had,\u2019 he had. \u2018Just at the last step we didn\u2019t have our best game. Credit to Australia. They were better than us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We fell about 30 or 40 runs short. It felt the ball was stopping in the afternoon more than in the evening, when it came on to the bat much better there was a conscious effort to take the game deeper, but we kept losing wickets. Travis Head played exceptionally well.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/19\/77994263-12768223-image-a-25_1700422428180.jpg\" height=\"392\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Head also took a sensational catch off Glenn Maxwell&#8217;s bowling to dismiss Rohit Sharma<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/19\/77994265-12768223-image-a-26_1700422435002.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pat Cummins lifts the World Cup and said the win &#8216;was an experience you\u2019ll never forget&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/19\/77994269-12768223-image-a-27_1700422437135.jpg\" height=\"463\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>India coach Rahul Dravid was magnanimous in defeat and said Australia deservedly won<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12768223\/Travis-Head-incredible-innings-Australia-World-Cup-glory-Pat-Cummins-pinnacle-international-cricket.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travis Head insists &#8216;not in a million years did I think that would happen&#8217; 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