Australian opener Travis Head has reacted to the controversies surrounding him and Virat Kohli with a cryptic Instagram post, which was more focused on celebrating his success with the ball during SRH’s clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
A big controversy broke out during the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Legendary Indian batsman Virat Kohli turned down the practice of shaking hands with Travis Head after they stood in the queue for a post-game handshake.
Sunrisers Hyderabad won their ninth game of the season, and all three teams at the top of the points table finished with 18 points. The only difference between these sides is in their net run-rates.
Travis Head’s cryptic social media post shows an indifferent attitude on Kohli controversy
The incident following Virat Kohli’s refusal to shake Head’s hand led to a major controversy before both the teams could proceed with their playoff campaigns. However, Travis Head focused on completely different things.
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The Australian batsman is a part-timer and was seen bowling in that game and surprisingly, he also took a crucial wicket of RCB captain Rajat Patidar. There was also a picture of him bowling in the match in his Instagram story.
“Keep the body guessing,” she captioned the post. This catchy phrase is a gym term that advocates doing something new every now and then so that the body does not get used to the usual routine and the improvement process continues.
Travis Head’s Instagram story after not shaking hands with Virat Kohli pic.twitter.com/Fd8zhUQpNP
– Sam (@cricsam02) 23 May 2026
What is the reason for Virat-head no handshake controversy? Massive updates came out after SRH-RCB match
Following the Travis Head controversy of refusing to shake hands with Virat Kohli, many theories have been created about the cause of this major controversy, although these have not been confirmed by either party.
It turns out that Virat Kohli’s reaction was a result of something he said during his short stay at the crease. It is possible that Kohli may have asked Head to bowl in the match after an influential player was not replaced.
chief, who displayed Mostly replaced as an influential player the majority of opportunity, but not on opportunity. Perhaps this is what Kohli wanted to say. “Now that you won’t be substituted, you might as well bowl.”
RCB to face Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1; SRH has secured a place in the eliminator
Royal Challengers currently top the IPL points table with nine wins in the season. Due to their high net run rate, they retain their top position and will enter Qualifier 1. This will give them many opportunities to make it to the second consecutive IPL final.
Gujarat Titans are the second team to enter Qualifier 1 after a massive surge in run-rate following their 89-run win against Chennai Super Kings in their last match. Despite a huge 55-run win, Sunrisers finished third in the points table and managed to earn only one spot in the knockout eliminator match.
Also read: Virat Kohli furious in dugout before Travis Head handshake controversy in IPL 2026 (watch video)