"I'll tell my grandkids I faced him": Travis Head praises this Indian pacer

Australias swashbuckling opening batsman Travis Head said that Team Indias Jasprit Bumrah will go down as one of the greatest pacers in cricket and he will tell his grandchildren that he had faced himJasprit Bumrah yet again showcased his prowess by displaying a strong performance against the Aussies in the first Test match in PerthJasprit will go down as probably one of the greatest fast bowlers to play the game I think were finding that at the moment how challenging he can be and its nice to play against that Head told reporters on MondayIts gonna be nice to go back and look at your career and go tell the grandkids that you faced him So not a bad series of playing with him Hopefully Ill face a few more times but he is as being challenging he addedJasprit Bumrah who led Team India in Rohit Sharmas absence claimed eight wickets in total in the series opener His stellar performance was a testament to his remarkable consistency this yearAlso ReadWhen Dinesh Karthik played along after being mistaken for Vikrant Massey in movie mixupEarlier he was named Player of the Series in the T20 World Cup 2024 where he played a key role in Indias titlewinning campaignTravis Head was the sole Australian batter to get a fifty in Perth as the top order comprising the likes of Steve Smith Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne struggled but the explosive middleorder batter is certain his teammates wont be approaching him for tipsThey are not coming to me for batting tips thats for sure Everyone goes about it in different ways Well have a chat over the next three or four daysBumrah is so unique and thats with any of the bowlers really Every batter picks up different cues and goes about it in a different wayThe Australian squad reconvened on Monday after a short breakIndia will now lock horns with Australia for a pink ball Test in Adelaide which will kick start on December 6Recalling that match Head said I remember that it was a quick test so it was good We got to enjoy all of the bits of Adelaide afterwardsItll be nice to do that again Dont know if we can revisit It wouldnt take very long to watch it I dont think that will happen this weekWhile India played a daynight pinkball game against the Prime Ministers XI over the weekend Australia last played a pink ball Test in JanuaryIts been a long time since we played one pink ball India got another look at it last night Everyones well experienced enough especially that team as well that in your international levelI think you can accustomed to things pretty quickly I dont think itll take them long to be prepared for it and same as usTravis Head further asserted that there is no divide between the Australian team The rumours started spreading after pacer Josh Hazlewoods commentWe hold high expectations for both sides batting and bowling and its a very individualised sport Travis Head saidSo batters we want to hold our own we know how good our bowlers have been for us in the past and theyve got us out of trouble a lot As a batting group we know that if we get enough runs on the board we put ourselves in a great positionAs a batter myself I try to take a whole lot of pride in what I do and knowing that if I can set it up for the big boys that they can knock it down for us so definitely no divide Head saidTravis Head backed the Australians to bounce back from their horror show in PerthThis team has dealt with adversity well The small amount that we have had in the last three or four years we have played wellWeve had some challenging times and a couple of challenging Tests last year We didnt have a very good week Thats fine But we have got four more opportunities to do it we will crack on as we do as we have done for the last few yearsOver the last couple of years theres a lot of teams that lost the first Test or gone down in the series and brought it back and played really wellWith PTI Inputs