one of the following The hottest moment that spoiled the 2026 Indian Premier League was this incident Virat Kohli And Travis Head during the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match On 22 May at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
There was a heated argument between the two experienced players during RCB's batting innings, Kohli also refused to shake hands. Head After SRH won by 55 runs. In a recent revelation, Venkatesh Iyer, who was Kohli's opening partner that day, has shared details about what happened during the incident. Iyer, who was on song during the innings, revealed that he was not aware of what was happening and noticed that Kohli was not interacting much between balls or overs when the batsman got to tap the gloves.
“I'll tell you one thing honestly. I didn't know what was happening. I noticed that when I hit a four and went to talk to Virat, he wasn't even looking at me. I said, 'I'm playing quite well.' I thought he probably didn't talk much,” Iyer said while speaking on the 2 Sluggers podcast.
Iyer further said that he realized after some time that the two players did not shake hands and assumed that the incident happened due to history or some incident that happened between the two players.
“Later, someone came up and told me that they didn't shake hands. I asked 'Why?', and they said they didn't know either, and what happened, happened. India and Australia have a long history, so I thought it would be a thing of the past.”
Iyer He was acquired by RCB ahead of the 2026 season for a fee of Rs 7 crore. He started the season as a backup, filling in for injured players, but an injury to Phil Salt and poor form of Jacob Bethel cost him a chance in the top order towards the end of the season. He scored 209 runs in seven matches at an average of 186.61. He scored unbeaten 73 runs in 40 balls against Punjab Kings, which is his highest score this season. RCB won their second trophy, defending their first title won in 2025.
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