Travis Head: If any batsman in the world is the most dangerous at present, then it is the star opener of the Australian cricket team, Travis Head. Ever since he returned to international cricket, runs have been pouring in from his bat. Travis Head has troubled the Indian team the most in the last few years.
Travis Head had batted very well against Team India in the final matches of both the 2023 World Test Championship and the 2023 World Cup, due to which the Indian team could not win the match. But today we are going to tell you about a more dangerous player than him, who is also Head's guru.
This Australian player is also the mentor of Travis Head
Actually, the player we are talking about is none other than former Australian cricket team batsman Bill Ponsford, who has shown the power of his bat from international to domestic. Bill Ponsford, born in the year 1900, has scored more than 400 runs in an innings many times in red ball cricket and today we are going to tell about two of those innings.
Bill Ponsford had scored 429 and 437 runs
Let us tell you that former Australian cricket team batsman Bill Ponsford had scored 429 runs in the second innings while playing for Victoria in the Australian domestic miscellaneous first-class tournament in the year 1923. He batted for a total of 477 minutes in that match and hit 42 fours.
After this, he again scored more than 400 runs in the Sheffield Shield Cup in 1927. Playing for Victoria, he scored 437 runs in the first innings against Queensland and thanks to his innings, Victoria won that match by an innings and 197 runs.