Watch: Virat Kohli appreciates Travis Head for his century as India struggle in Brisbane

Travis Head is in red-hot form in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, as the Australian batter continued his dominance in the ongoing third Test against India at the Gabba, Brisbane.

On Day 2, Head went berserk at the hapless Indian bowling attack and notched up a stunning century. Travis Head hammered another spectacular and game-changing hundred in the ongoing third Test against India at The Gabba.

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The explosive batter notched up his hundred in 114 balls to put Australia in a commanding position in the ongoing Brisbane Test. Jasprit Bumrah bowled the yorker in the middle, and Head managed to score three runs to complete his second hundred in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against India.

Virat Kohli congratulates Travis Head for a sensational hundred at the Gabba

With this century, Head became the first batter to bag a King Pair and century at a venue in the same calendar year. Well, after the tea break, Virat Kohli congratulated Travis Head for his superb hundred in the ongoing third Test at The Gabba.

As Head and Steve Smith walked off the ground for a tea break, India’s batting icon Virat Kohli approached the Aussie star and congratulated him for his century against India in the ongoing crucial third Test in Brisbane.

Even, the former Indian skipper was leaving the field with Head and Smith, as the trio were seen having some conversation. Later, Smith and Kohli were seen having a lengthy chat while walking back to the dressing room at The Gabba, Brisbane.

Watch Kohli's heart-warming gesture here:

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Meanwhile, Travis Head and Steve Smith are piling up runs for Australia in the ongoing third Test against India. They have already added 200+ runs and became the second pair after Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke to have the most 200+ partnerships against India in Test cricket.

Ponting and Clarke managed to stitch a 200+ partnership three times, while Head and Smith have done it twice against India. In the WTC Final 2023, Smith and Head built a massive 285-run partnership, which was the last 200+ stand for any wicket by any team against India.

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Steve Smith's return to form will act as an incentive for Virat Kohli: Sunil Gavaskar

On the other hand, Virat Kohli has been going through a lean patch, and he would love to return among the runs in the batting-friendly Gabba. However, the former Indian skipper had smashed a century in the first Test in Perth, but in the Adelaide Test, he failed to carry forward his form against Australia.

Reacting to Smith's return to form, Sunil Gavaskar believes that it brings a unique advantage for India, as it could ignite Kohli’s competitive spirit. The former Indian captain said that Smith’s century has the perfect incentive for Kohli to raise his game and dominate once again.

Sunil Gavaskar said on commentary on Day 2 of the Gabba Test: “This will act as an incentive for Virat Kohli. When you talk about the fab four (Smith, Kohli, Joe Root, and Kane Williamson), when the man at this end gets a good score, the man in the other camp (Kohli) will want to get a 100 as well.”