3 Teams that might target Travis Head in IPL 2024

The IPL 2024 auction is slated to be held on December 19, 2023. This will be the first time the auction will be held outside India, as the venue chosen is in Dubai. It will be a mini auction as this season will be the final one of all the players’ three-year contracts.

One of the players in focus will be Australia’s Travis Head. He has been part of the IPL previously, playing two seasons in 2016 and 2017 for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals, respectively. He managed 205 runs in 10 matches with the best score of 75* and picked two wickets in these two seasons combined.

But almost eight years later, Head is more mature and in the prime of his career. In his recent 16 ODIs, Head has managed 721 runs with two centuries and a best of 152. In the 2023 season, his strike rate has been 152.08 while opening the innings. Therefore he is expected to be in high demand in the IPL 2024 auction. 

Here are 3 Teams that could trigger a bidding war for Travis Head:

1. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Sunrisers Hyderabad struggled in the IPL 2023 despite having a very good unit. They finished last on the points table with just four wins from 14 games. They hunted on a new captain in Aiden Markram and spent 13.25 crores on Harry Brook as an opener. He did hit a hundred in the tournament but struggled otherwise. 

SRH will be tempted to release Brook and free up this sum of money and go for Travis Head instead. Head opens the batting and is a proficient off-spinner as well. While he can open the batting, he can also play as a middle-order batter, partnering with Heinrich Klaasen.