The story of Kangaroo cricketers who intimidated India with their mustaches

New DelhiSince the eighties and nineties, whenever there is a Test series between India and Australia, everyone’s attention goes to the profile of the Australian squad and players. Now you must be wondering what is special in it. In fact, the eyes start searching for those Australian players who come on the field with moustache.

Anyway, everyone knows that having a mustache is a sign of show of authority, but Australian players took this matter very seriously and if we look at the history, there has been a different craze for Australian cricketers with moustaches. This time in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, once again the most talked about batsman is a batsman with a mustache who has given a deep blow to India twice before.

Mustache looks like travis head

If anyone can score runs against the Indian team these days, it is Travis Head. That is why this batsman is being discussed the most in this year’s Border Gavaskar Trophy. Head’s records against India are surprising. First of all, let’s talk about the two World Championships.. Head scored a stormy century in the 2023 World Test Championship and played a big role in making Australia the champion. Then in the same year, in the final of the 50-over World Cup, Head again scored a century and India’s dream was broken. This time too Head is a big threat for India. Trevid Head’s record against India has been excellent. In the longest format of cricket, Head has scored 715 runs in 18 innings of 10 Test matches played against Team India at a good average of 42. During this period, Head has scored one century and 3 fifties.

Johnson was deadly with a mustache

In 2014-15, when Australia won the Border Gavaskar Trophy for the last time, a bowler with a mustache wreaked havoc in that team. The name of that bowler was Mitchell Johnson. This bowler then hit the ball on the heads of many batsmen including Virat Kohli and India lost the series 2-0 in front of his/her ferocious bowling. Johnson took 13 wickets in the three-match series.

If you have a mustache then you are like a bun

Boon, the hero of Australia’s victory in the 1987 World Cup, was in the news for his/her physique and his/her moustache. he/she also scored a lot of runs against India. David Boon dominated the three-match series of 1991–82, scoring 556 runs at an average of 79.42. Boon will probably be seen standing at the forefront of those mustachioed batsmen.

no one like merv hughes

In the 80s, when Australian cricket was in trouble because of Kerry Packer, the Kangaroo team included a fast bowler who was more famous for his/her mustache than his/her bowling. When Hughes used to run on the run up with a big mustache up to the cheeks, a different kind of craze was seen. Apart from having an excellent cutter ball, Hughes also had an excellent slower ball. his/her bouncers also used to come straight towards the head, that is why playing them was a challenge for any Indian batsman. Merv Hughes took 23 wickets against India in 6 tests at an average of 27.47.

wonderful lily

It would be wrong not to discuss the mustache and bowling of Australia’s legendary bowler Dennis Lillee. As a bowler, Dennis Lillee was in the headlines as much for his/her outswing and speed and heavy swing bowling as for his/her looks. Lillee always bowled brilliantly against India. In the 1980-81 series, Lillee took 36 wickets. The mustache of the old Australian cricket lover was also in the headlines because he/she considered it a symbol of his/her aggression.

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