Former Group India captain Kris Srikkanth slammed SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Travis Head for his dismal exhibiting within the ongoing IPL 2026. The explosive opener failed as soon as once more in SRH’s newest outing in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), falling for a run-a-ball six.
Head has been inconsistent all through the season, scoring 367 runs at a sub-par common of 28.23 with solely two half-centuries in 13 outings. Regardless of his struggles, SRH clinched a playoff spot with a five-wicket win over CSK.
Speaking about Travis Head’s poor exhibiting in IPL 2026, Srikkanth stated on his YouTube channel (19:06):
“Spencer Johnson bowled brilliantly to them. Head has been a catastrophe this whole season. All he has finished is play one fluke knock in opposition to MI. Travis Head is in the identical type as Ruturaj Gaikwad, enjoying horribly. He is simply swinging the bat with no clue.”
The previous captain additionally wasn’t impressed by Head’s opening companion, Abhishek Sharma, within the CSK conflict, saying:
“Abhishek Sharma isn’t wanting assured in any respect. He isn’t capable of hit when the ball is bowled into his physique. All his preliminary boundaries had been off edges. There was nothing convincing.”
Abhishek fared higher than Head in opposition to CSK however wasn’t at his fluent greatest, scoring 26 off 21 balls.
“Performed among the best knocks of this 12 months’s IPL” – Kris Srikkanth hails Ishan Kishan
Kris Srikkanth praised SRH’s wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan for his match-winning knock in opposition to CSK. Coming into bat at 18/1 in a run-chase of 181, the southpaw smashed a superb 70 off 47 deliveries, together with three maximums and 7 boundaries.
“Kishan performed among the best knocks of this 12 months’s IPL. It wasn’t a straightforward wicket in any respect. He wasn’t capable of strike the ball properly in his first 25 runs. As soon as he crossed 30, he joined Klaasen and simply exploded,” stated Srikkanth (by way of the aforementioned supply).
Kishan is having fun with an impressive IPL 2026 season, scoring 490 runs at a mean of 37.69 and a strike charge of virtually 180 in 13 video games. The damaging left-hander entered the IPL season, having helped Group India win the T20 World Cup title.
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Edited by Venkatesh Ravichandran