Twitter Reactions: Sunrisers Hyderabad ropes in World Cup hero Travis Head for INR 6.40 Crore in IPL 2024 auction

Australia’s batting superstar Travis Head was sold for INR 6.80 Crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) during the IPL 2024 mini-auction on Tuesday, December 19 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Ahead of the auction, Head was one of the most talked about overseas players owing to his recent form. Notably, the southpaw scored sensational hundreds in the World Test Championship 2023 final and ODI World Cup 2023 final against India helping his side lift both titles.

The 29-year-old started at a base price of INR 2 Crore and SRH immediately showed interest in the batter. However, they faced tough competition from the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) who were also interested in acquiring him which led to a bidding war between the two franchises.

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The war led to Head’s stocks being raised to INR 6.40 Crore and SRH eventually got hold of the big match player with CSK backing out. The Adelaide-born batter has featured in two seasons of the IPL so far in seasons 2016 and 2017 respectively playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Head has played ten matches played ten matches so far in his IPL career scoring 205 runs at an average of 29.29 and a strike rate of 138.51 with one half century to his name. In his T20I career so far Head has scored 554 runs to his name from 22 innings at an average of 29.15 and a strike rate of 146.17 with one fifty.

Head has been in sensational form across formats this year

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He has further scored 1,681 runs across formats this year three hundreds and nine fifties. Head will bring with him much-needed firepower needed by SRH in their batting after Harry Brook failed to leave his mark in the previous season.

After finishing on the last stage on the points table with just four wins from 14 matches in the 2023 season, SRH will look to turn their fortunes around in the upcoming edition and will aim for a top-four finish.

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