However, it turns out the celebration has a history as well. In a match against Sri Lanka in 2022, Travis Head played an integral part in Australia winning by 10 wickets at Galle. However, it was not with the bat. Bowling in the second innings of the game, Head bowled a total of 17 deliveries conceding 10 runs. What was impressive though was that those deliveries yielded Australia wickets of Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeffrey Vandersay, and Lasith Embuldeniya.
Following the match, Head put up a story on Instagram with his finger in a glass of ice. He captioned the story, “Had to put the digit on ice.” Australia’s Channel 7 were quick to identify the history behind the celebration before announcing it on the air. The celebration appears to be similar to a shooter holstering his weapon following a job well done.
After being brought onto bowl after Tea, he managed to get his side the wicket they were looking for. And with the wicket of Pant on his resume, he brought out his handy celebration.
Mystery solved
Pant gets him
Travis Head gets Rishabh Pant and pulls out a unique celebration 👀#AUSvIND | #PlayOfTheDay | @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/EVvcmaiFv7
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 30, 2024
Bro what even is this supposed to mean? 😭 pic.twitter.com/lz3QPJ87jX
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) December 30, 2024
Cry
Ban him
Ban Travis Head from all ICC knockout matches. Kids are watching. pic.twitter.com/CvLrcF4sp9
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) December 30, 2024
Travis head telling what he has done to Indian team in last 2 years. pic.twitter.com/4G3GEQoQVj
— A 🏏 (@CaughtAtGully) December 30, 2024
Horror
Celebrate it
Travis Head celebration for Pant’s wicket pic.twitter.com/64xomWc38f
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) December 30, 2024
Travis head is not the only problem with the bat, he is the problem with the ball too.
Rishabh Pant should have carried little longer.pic.twitter.com/Vw98P617Rk— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) December 30, 2024
Pointing act
