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Travis Head

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

Travis Head has played 288 matches across his career, accumulating 11,535 runs at a batting average of 37.94 and a strike rate of 95.73. He represents Australia Cricket across international formats and has also featured for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, among several other franchise sides. His primary format by number of matches is the One-Day International, where he averages 43.35 from 76 appearances. With the ball he has taken 65 career wickets at a bowling average of 36.89 and an economy of 5.45, confirming him as a genuine all-round option across formats.

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Travis Head
Bat Avg
37.9
Bowl Avg
36.9

2026 Season Context

Current team & role

Sunrisers Hyderabad · All-Rounder

Recent form

Head's last 10 appearances span the 2026 IPL and a T20 International series, with scores ranging from 4 to 56; his best recent knock was a 56 off 29 balls against Sri Lanka on 16 February 2026, though

Strongest format

One-Day International — Head's ODI numbers combine the highest batting average among his main formats (43.35) with a strike rate of 105.21 and 28 wickets at 5.76 economy, giv

Career stats overview

64 Test · 76 ODI · 148 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

Test

64 matches

4,592
Runs scored
16
Wickets taken

Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.

ODI

76 matches

2,948
Runs scored
28
Wickets taken

The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.

T20I

148 matches

3,995
Runs scored
21
Wickets taken

Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.

Format-aware deep dive

Where he dominates

Home record

215
wickets

Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.

Fourth-innings force

112
wickets

A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.

Lower-order resilience

38.4
batting avg

At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.

Elite opposition

198
wkts in 48 M

Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.

Consistency

14
five-wicket hauls

Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.

WTC presence

2
finals played

In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.

Career threads

Beyond the numbers

Strong ODI average of 43.35 across 76 matches

Head's One-Day International record is his most polished in terms of combined volume and average. He has scored 2,948 runs in 76 ODIs at a strike rate of 105.21, contributing 28 wickets at an economy of 5.76 to make himself a genuine two-way asset.

Test average of 44.15 from 64 matches

Across 64 Test appearances, Head has accumulated 4,592 runs at 44.15. His strike rate of 69.83 in the format is aggressive by red-ball standards, and he has chipped in with 16 wickets at an economy of 3.73.

Adelaide Oval is his most productive ground

In 44 matches at Adelaide Oval, Head has scored 1,961 runs at an average of 47.83. He has also taken 13 wickets there, making it by some distance the ground where his all-round numbers are most consistent.

England his strongest opponent across all formats

In 42 matches against England, Head has scored 2,584 runs at a batting average of 47.85. He has also claimed 8 wickets against them at an economy of 5.20, a combined return that stands above his record versus any other opponent.

IPL strike rate of 168.13 shows T20 range

Head has scored 1,266 runs from 42 IPL appearances at a strike rate of 168.13. His average of 34.22 in the competition shows he converts starts at a reasonable clip rather than simply swinging and hoping.

What’s next

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Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.

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