Melbourne, Feb. 2 -- Australia's hard-hitting batter Travis Head is shaping up to be a favourite to win the Allan Border Medal for the Most Outstanding Male Australian Cricketer of the Year, with his domination extending to all formats.

During the voting period starting from Australia's home series against West Indies in the 2023-24 season till the end of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, the left-hander made 1,427 runs in 29 matches and 36 innings across all formats, at an average of 43.24, with four centuries and five fifties. His best score is 154 and has emerged as the team's top-run-getter in this phase.

The batter has had strong outings whenever it mattered the most, be the in franchise cricket during the Indian Premier Le...