Travis Head and Steve Smith exuded control and confidence to put Australia in the driver's seat on Day 2 of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India
When both teams returned for Tea, Australia's score stood at 234/3, with Smith and Head unbeaten with scores of 65(149) and 103(118), respectively
Travis Head looked comfortable while navigating the ball towards the offside region by using the bounce to its effective use. He breezed past the 50-run mark and then accelerated for the next fifty
Head's unbeaten 103 wasn't just a result of boundaries. Strike rotation stood out as a prominent factor throughout his stay at the crease. Out of his 103, he garnered just 52 runs while relying on boundaries, and the rest came out from rotating the strike
The left-hander away Jasprit Bumrah's yorker, ran three and celebrated his ninth Test ton and third against India with his trademark celebration. Head's valiance was lauded by the Indian stalwart Virat Kohli as he went to the Australian to congratulate him for his game-changing effort
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