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Reason behind Travis Head’s ‘explicit’ celebration against India revealed

News Desk

Dec 31

With netizens losing it over what many speculated to be Australian cricketer Travis Head’s “explicit” celebration in the Test against India, commentator James Berisha has provided context for the same.

 

Part-time bowler Head on Sunday claimed the wicket of India’s Rishabh Pant, who was batting cautiously with just 30 runs off 104 balls. With Head breaking Yashasvi Jaiswal and Pant’s critical partnership, he celebrated by making a circle with one hand and dipping the index finger of his other hand in it.

 

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With cricketing fans, especially those from India, speculating what the celebration meant, commentator Berisha has shed light on it.

 

“When Head took four wickets for 10 runs against Sri Lanka in 2022, he jokingly said that now he needs to dip his fingers in ice. This was an indication that his fingers had worked hard, so due to fatigue, they needed to be soaked in ice,” he said.

 

Earlier, the Australian cricketer himself also posted a photo wherein he was seen sticking his index finger in a glass full of ice.

 

The picture was reportedly from after the match against Sri Lanka. “Had to put the digit on ice,” he wrote.

 

Australia defeat India by 184 runs in fourth Test

 

Australia defeated India by 184 runs in the fourth Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.

 

The Indian team was bowled out for 155 runs while chasing a target of 340 runs.

 

Only two batsmen from India could reach double figures. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 84 while Rishabh Pant scored 30 runs.

 

Captain Pat Cummins and Scott Boland took three wickets each for Australia.

 

During the first innings of the fourth Test, Australia scored 474 runs while the Indian team was bowled out for 369 runs, giving the host team a lead of 105 runs.

 

The Australian team scored 234 runs in the second innings, giving India a target of 340 runs to win.

 

 Australia has won two matches, India has won one match, and one match has been drawn in this five-match Test series.

 

South Africa qualified for the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) by defeating Pakistan in the Centurion Test on Sunday.

 

Australia is almost confirmed as the second finalist in WTC with the win over India.

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