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Virat Kohli ignores Travis Head [Source: screengrab]
Virat Kohli gave Travis Head a cold shoulder after RCB crashed to a 55-run defeat against the SRH in match number 67 of the IPL 2026 season. During the post-match customary handshake between players, Kohli greeted SRH skipper Pat Cummins and opening batter Abhishek Sharma but refused to interact with the dynamic Australian top-order batter.
It is worth noting that both Kohli and Head were also involved in a heated interaction with each other during the earlier stages of the RCB run chase in Hyderabad. The incident occurred during the fourth over of the innings, when RCB opener Venkatesh Iyer was going slam-bang against Shivang Kumar in the latter’s opening over.
Virat Kohli ignores Travis Head after match
RCB veteran Virat Kohli brutally ignored SRH opener Travis Head following the conclusion of their high-scoring thriller at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday, May 22.
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With Kohli refusing to shake his hands, the Australian cricketer walked ahead to shake hands with other RCB players instead.
What happened between Kohli and Head?
During the fourth over of the RCB innings bowled by SRH spinner Shivang Kumar, both Virat Kohli and Travis Head were spotted by the cameras getting engaged in a conversation right up close to each other.
Amid Venkatesh Iyer’s onslaught of Shivang, Kohli was even seen gesturing towards Head in an aggressive manner. At one stage, the legendary RCB batter animatedly asked the SRH opener to come to the crease and bowl.
Seemingly dumbfounded at the moment, Head simply nodded his head as Kohli went about his business as RCB opener.
SRH crush RCB, finish third on points table
SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat first in Hyderabad. The ‘Orange Army’ started off with a fiery 45-run opening partnership between Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. The latter of the two openers blasted 56 runs off just 22 balls with four boundaries and five huge sixes.
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Ishan Kishan at number three belted 79 runs from just 46 balls to top-score in the innings. The cricketer also completed 500 runs this IPL 2026 season in the process, with the SRH becoming only the second franchise in IPL history to have three batters with over 500 runs in a single edition of the tournament.
Heinrich Klaasen launched five sixes and two fours in his scorching 24-ball 51, and Nitish Kumar Reddy made 29* off 12 as the SRH mounted 255-4 in 20 overs.
In response, Virat Kohli failed to make much impact in the chase, but blistering knocks from Venkatesh Iyer (44 off 19), captain Rajat Patidar (56 off 39) and all-rounder Krunal Pandya (41* off 31) stormed the defending champions to 200-4.
With RCB losing the match by 55 runs, the outcome helped SRH confirm a third place for themselves on the IPL 2026 points table at the end of the league stage. RCB and Gujarat Titans will head into the playoffs as the top two sides of the competition.
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