Is Travis Head sending a message after Friday night\u2019s IPL drama? The Australian opener\u2019s latest Instagram post certainly looks like it, especially after the match-night controversy that followed his SRH vs RCB appearance. The image shows Head bowling during the game\u2014something he rarely does. In the same moment, he also strikes, taking the wicket of RCB captain Rajat Patidar. At the bottom of the picture, the caption reads \u201cKeep the body guessing\u201d, a gym-style reminder to keep experimenting rather than settling into the same routine, so the body doesn\u2019t plateau from repetition.<\/p>\n
On the surface, the post comes across as a little self-congratulatory, with Head essentially highlighting a role he doesn\u2019t normally occupy. He is primarily known as a top-order batter, but on Friday he stepped into the bowling action and made it count by removing Patidar. For a player who usually contributes with the bat, that detail has added extra intrigue to what is now being read as his attempt to move the conversation forward.<\/p>\n
Yet the Instagram update is only a small part of what truly dominated the headlines. During the chase, RCB went down heavily, losing by 55 runs while targeting 256. In the immediate aftermath, the situation turned tense when Virat Kohli refused to shake hands with Head. Kohli did shake hands with SRH skipper Pat Cummins, but not with the Australian opener\u2014prompting instant speculation about what had been brewing in the background.<\/p>\n
What seemed to have carried over was something Kohli was already doing during the chase. It wasn\u2019t clear what exactly sparked the exchange, but at one point Kohli sledged Head and asked him to come and bowl \u201ca few deliveries\u201d to him. That detail is important because it contrasts with how Head is typically used in IPL matches. Quite often this season, he has appeared as an impact player or has been brought on as a substitute. On Friday, however, he wasn\u2019t substituted\u2014meaning Kohli\u2019s earlier words effectively had to land, whether Head had planned for it or not.<\/p>\n
The moment felt like a direct follow-through. In effect, Kohli\u2019s message appeared to be: if you\u2019re not going to be replaced later, you might as well bowl. Head, for his part, looked visibly unsure when the conversation shifted from words to actions. Still, once Kohli was dismissed, Head fired back with a line of his own: \u201cYou are out, mate, before I could even come on to bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan, who was commentating during those moments, later suggested the incident should have been handled differently. He said that while something can happen in the heat of the moment during a match, what followed after the game \u201cshould not have happened\u201d, underlining that the post-match behaviour crossed a line.<\/p>\n
By the tone of Head\u2019s Instagram post, it looks like he\u2019s already trying to close the chapter on the controversy. Instead of dwelling on the handshake fallout or the verbal spat, he\u2019s focusing on the one thing that can\u2019t be argued with\u2014his own contribution on the field, including the wicket and the unusual bowling appearance. For now, Head\u2019s message seems designed to cool things off, even if the sparks from Friday night are still lingering in memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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