There was an argument during the match between Virat Kohli and Travis Head. In this match, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers by 55 runs. Kohli’s anger at the Australian player did not subside even after the match, he did not shake hands with him and completely ignored him. Its video is becoming increasingly viral on social media, many people are also strongly criticizing this behavior of the Indian player.
The argument between Virat Kohli and Travis Head took place while Kohli was batting. Let us tell you that after winning the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad had decided to bat first. SRH had scored a huge score of 255 runs due to the stormy innings of Ishan Kishan (79), Abhishek Sharma (56) and Heinrich Klaasen. In reply, Royal Challengers Bangalore could score only 200 runs.
Virat Kohli vented his anger on Travis Head like this
The debate that took place on the ground did happen, but Kohli’s anger did not subside even after the match. He came with his team to shake hands with the players of Sunrisers Hyderabad. He shook hands with Pat Cummins, after which there was Travis Head and he extended his hand to shake hands. Kohli walked ahead, deliberately ignoring him without shaking hands.
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Virat Kohli ignored Travis Head when he tried to shake hands with him after the match 😭👀#SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/BJOBm350LD
— ~Kohlified (@Kohlifi18) May 23, 2026
Virat Kohli refused handshake with Travis Head, as both had some heated moments between the game. SRH vs RCB ☠️ #ViratKohli #RCB #IPL #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/7j6kdaCyxB
— 🌸🕊 (@iiZub22) May 22, 2026
Chasing the target, Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer started the innings for RCB, Iyer played an explosive inning of 44 runs in 19 balls. He was dismissed by Ishan Malinga, after which Kohli was also caught out on the ball of Saqib Hussain. He scored 15 runs in 11 balls. Captain Rajat Patidar scored 56 runs in 39 balls. However, Bengaluru team remained 56 runs away from the target.
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Defending champion RCB secured the first position in the points table this year. Second and third placed GT and SRH also have 18 points each, but Bengaluru has the best net run rate (+0.783) among the three. Now Bengaluru will play against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier-1, this match will be held on 26th May in Dharamshala.

