[WATCH] Virat Kohli Refuses To Shake Hands With Travis Head; Video Goes Viral

Virat Kohli was once again at the center of attention during the intense clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday night. Chasing a huge target of 256, Kohli looked under pressure and visibly frustrated during his short time at the crease. Even after the match ended, the emotions seemed to continue as he appeared to avoid a usual handshake with Travis Headduring the post-match greetings.

When the RCB players went to congratulate the SRH team after the loss, Head stretched out his hand towards Kohli. However, Kohli walked past him and continued greeting the other SRH players without responding to the Australian opener. The incident quickly went viral on social media.

Uncomfortable to watch extreme bad behavior by a man of such stature didn’t expect this from Virat Kohli #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/cTfMV9RuDD

— AVNISH 🇮🇳 (@avnishh26) May 22, 2026

Virat Kohli & Travis Head In Fiery On-Field Exchange During SRH Clash

Earlier in the match, the tension was already visible when Venkatesh Iyer started attacking the SRH bowlers, especially during an aggressive over against Shivang Kumar. A viral video from the third over showed Virat Kohli turning towards Travis Head between deliveries and having a lively exchange on the field.

Kohli was seen pointing at Head and jokingly asking him to come and bowl, while also making the Impact Player gesture to tease him. Head, who has mostly played as an Impact Player this season and hasn’t spent much time on the field regularly, stayed involved in the match after Sunrisers Hyderabad replaced Salil Arora with Harshal Patel, adding even more excitement to the already intense game.

#ViratKohli 🆚 #TravisHead 🥵🤯

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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 22, 2026

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli could not stay long at the crease and was dismissed for just 15 runs in the last over of the powerplay by Sakib Hussain. The RCB batter was fooled by a slower ball while trying to play a big shot straight down the ground, but he failed to connect it properly.

The mistimed shot went directly to Smaran Ravichandran inside the circle, who took an easy catch to end Kohli’s short innings in disappointing fashion. Later in the match, Travis Head was also brought in to bowl the second-last over when the game was almost in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s control. He managed to pick up the wicket of Rajat Patidar as well.

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