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Kohli refuses Head handshake after heated Hyderabad-Bengaluru clash in IPL

During an IPL match where Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 55 runs, tempers flared between Virat Kohli and Travis Head. The confrontation occurred when Kohli, batting, exchanged heated words with Head and gestured for him to bowl.

By ReutersAl JazeeraFiled 2026-05-23 · 09:41 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
Kohli refuses Head handshake after heated Hyderabad-Bengaluru clash in IPL
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During an IPL match where Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 55 runs, tempers flared between Virat Kohli and Travis Head. The confrontation occurred when Kohli, batting, exchanged heated words with Head and gestured for him to bowl. Kohli also made a mocking gesture referencing Head's role as an "impact player." Following the match, as teams lined up to shake hands, Kohli refused to shake hands with Head. Despite the incident, both teams have qualified for the IPL playoffs.

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Both teams have qualified for the IPL playoffs.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 55 runs.

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Kohli made a mocking gesture referencing the 'impact player' substitution.

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Tempers flared between Virat Kohli and Travis Head during the match.

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Virat Kohli refused to shake hands with Travis Head after an IPL match.

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Kohli refuses Head handshake after heated Hyderabad-Bengaluru clash in IPLSunrisers Hyderabad beat Virat Kohli’s Royal ​Challengers Bengaluru by 55 runs, leaving former India captain fuming.Tempers flared ‌between Virat Kohli and Travis Head in ⁠the Indian ⁠Premier League, as the former India captain refused to shake hands with the Australian ⁠batter after Head’s Sunrisers Hyderabad handed Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru a crushing 55-run defeat.The two exchanged ⁠heated words when Kohli opened for Bengaluru, looking to chase down a daunting target of 256. During the exchange, a visibly angry Kohli was seen gesturing towards ‌Head to come and bowl.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘He’s authentically himself’: Salah leaves a legacy far beyond the pitchlist 2 of 4Five key talking points for the Premier League season finalelist 3 of 4From Palestine to Catalonia, Guardiola believed in more than just footballlist 4 of 4North Korean women’s team win Asian Champions League title in South Koreaend of listKohli also mockingly made the “impact player” substitution gesture, a reference to Head, who is primarily a batter, often being replaced by Hyderabad for a specialist bowler after the Australian finishes batting.Head did not have much ⁠time to take Kohli up on ⁠his invite, as the Bengaluru opener fell soon after, scoring 15 off 11 balls. The Australian, however, bowled an over later ⁠in the game and dismissed Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar.As the teams lined ⁠up to shake hands after ⁠the match, Head held out his hand but Kohli looked straight ahead and walked past him.Friday’s win left third-placed Hyderabad on ‌equal points with Bengaluru, but Kohli’s side remained top of the table with a superior net run ‌rate. ‌Both teams have qualified for the IPL playoffs starting Wednesday.
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