“One part of the world lit up my Instagram” - 2023 World Cup final hero reveals celebrations on two-year anniversary

2023 World Cup final hero Travis Head revealed he celebrated the two-year anniversary of the triumph along with a few other Australian teammates. Australia beat India by six wickets in the final at Ahmedabad to win the World Cup on 19 November 2023.

Travis Head slammed a stellar century as they chased down 241 runs in 43 overs. The left-hander had scored 137 runs off just 120 balls with 15 fours and four maximums at a strike-rate of 114.16.

Two years post the famous 2023 World Cup win, Head revealed that he cut a cake and blew out the candles with a couple of teammates on the anniversary. He added that he had forgotten it was the anniversary, but was reminded of it through his Instagram.

"We blew the candles out today. We had a couple of blokes involved, just like yeah Happy Birthday and blew the candles out. I actually forgot about it until one part of the world lit up my Instagram and then I realised it was the 19th and we're two years down the track. So I appreciate them reminding. Not a bad night. The bat is at home just in a case. I've got them locked up in a little box. They're sitting there. I don't think I would have used it again. It's done its job," he said on the 'Willow Talk Cricket Podcast'.

Head was also named 'Player of the Match' for his stunning century in the 2023 World Cup final. Notably, India were unbeaten throughout the tournament and their only defeat came in the summit clash, making the victory more significant. It was Australia's sixth ODI World Cup win, the most by any team.

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2023 World Cup winner on being retained by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) for IPL 2026

2023 World Cup winner Tavis Head has also been retained by the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. He was retained by them for ₹14 crore ahead of the 2025 season as well.

Head joined SRH in 2024 and played a massive role in their run to the final. He scored 567 runs from 14 innings at an average of 40.50 and a strike-rate of 191.55 with a hundred and four half-centuries.

On being retained ahead of the 2026 season, the left-hander expressed that he was looking forward to being back with SRH. He also praised his opening partner, Abhishek Sharma.

"Maybe they think he can still do it. So it is not bad timing (IPL retention close to WC 23 anniversary). Great relationships there, so pleased with that. Dan and Pat and the boys, felt like we had a great first year. Last year was here and there. We can always improve but the environment of the group, the guys we've got, Abhi's excelled over the last 12 months so it'll be nice to get back with him. I would say he was a part-time rockstar last year, he's a full-time rockstar now. Mix that with a couple of other boys and it's good fun. So I'll be looking forward to my time going back," he said.

Last season, he scored 374 runs from 12 innings at a strike-rate of 162.60 with three fifties.