{"id":12124,"date":"2026-04-30T12:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/04\/30\/ipl-2026-i-havent-played-with-a-better-spin-hitter-travis-head-in-awe-of-abhishek-sharma-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:14:27","slug":"ipl-2026-i-havent-played-with-a-better-spin-hitter-travis-head-in-awe-of-abhishek-sharma-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=12124","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: \u2018I haven\u2019t played with a better spin-hitter\u2019- Travis Head in awe of Abhishek Sharma | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130632801,imgsize-172904,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ipl-2026-mi-vs-srh.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: \u2018I haven\u2019t played with a better spin-hitter\u2019- Travis Head in awe of Abhishek Sharma\" title=\" Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head, and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo\/Kunal Patil)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\" Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head, and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo\/Kunal Patil)\"> Sunrisers Hyderabad&#8217;s Travis Head, and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo\/Kunal Patil)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/travis-head\/62023\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Travis Head<\/a> heaped rich praise on opening partner <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/abhishek-sharma\/66799\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Abhishek Sharma<\/a>, calling him one of the best spin-hitters he has ever seen, after Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a stunning record chase against <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mumbai-indians\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mumbai Indians<\/a> at the Wankhede.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The much-talked-about \u2018Travishek\u2019 duo once again lived up to its billing, laying the platform for SRH\u2019s remarkable six-wicket win in a chase of 244. Head and <!-- -->Abhishek<!-- --> came out with clear intent, attacking from the outset and putting MI under pressure during the Powerplay with a fearless opening stand.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Munaf Patel questions appointment of Morne Morkel, Sitanshu Kotak<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Reflecting on their growing chemistry, Head underlined how their understanding at the top makes things simple, especially when spin is introduced.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u201cI know that if spin comes on, I just give him the strike. I probably haven\u2019t played with a better spin-hitting batter ever. I think he\u2019s one of the best I\u2019ve ever seen in terms of ball-striking against spin. I know in the Powerplay, we saw again in this game that teams have started to go off pace against us. So, it\u2019s about getting him on strike and watching him go about his work. He puts teams under immense pressure. It\u2019s a great partnership; we don\u2019t have to talk too much,\u201d Head said on JioStar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>SRH\u2019s chase was driven by a collective effort. Head set the tone with a quickfire 76, while Abhishek continued his aggressive approach. <!-- -->Heinrich Klaasen<!-- --> then ensured there were no late hiccups, finishing unbeaten to guide the side to the highest successful chase at the venue.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Head also reflected on the broader team effort and the challenge of sustaining consistency in a tournament like the IPL, especially as SRH continue their strong run away from home.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>\u201cIt\u2019s nice to contribute. Two wins on the road are obviously really important as well. It\u2019s not often you win five games in a row in the IPL. So, we\u2019re in a good space. It\u2019s a hard competition to be in. When it\u2019s your night, it\u2019s your night. You\u2019re not expected to score runs every game and win games every time. If you can win two or three games in this competition by yourself, you go a long way towards getting seven to eight wins and playing in the Playoffs.<!-- --> Abhi (Abhishek Sharma) has done that a couple of times, Ishan and Klaasen have been incredible, and our bowlers have been good,\u201d he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Earlier, MI had posted a daunting 243 for 5, powered by a brilliant century from Ryan Rickelton. However, it wasn\u2019t enough to stop SRH\u2019s relentless batting unit, as the visitors completed one of the most memorable chases of the season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-i-havent-played-with-a-better-spin-hitter-travis-head-in-awe-of-abhishek-sharma\/articleshow\/130632633.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad&#8217;s Travis Head, and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo\/Kunal Patil) Travis Head heaped rich praise on opening partner Abhishek Sharma, calling him one of the best spin-hitters he has ever seen, after Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a stunning record chase against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede.The much-talked-about \u2018Travishek\u2019 duo once again lived up to its&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}