New Delhi, May 25 -- The IPL 2026 league stage match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has made the headlines for the wrong reasons, after Virat Kohli and Travis Head were involved in a heated exchange.

During the powerplay of RCB's daunting chase, Kohli was struggling to find his rhythm with the bat at the crease.

Travis Head, who was fielding in the deep, began teasing Kohli verbally, even asking why Virat Kohli was playing so defensively in a humongous run chase. In return, Kohli gave Head an "impact player" gesture, referring to the fact that Head gets often replaced for a specialist bowler after he is done batting. The Australian primarily plays as a batter.

After the match, which SRH won by 5...