The New Ball with Tom Morris & Bharat Sundaresan - Full Show (26.05.26)

Uh, but I am one to give credit where it's due, and you've done extensive work on this story, and it's been the global cricket story of the week.

Travis Head versus Virat Kohli.

Virat Kohli refusing to shake Travis Head's hand after an IPL game a few days ago.

What can you tell us about why Virat Kohli is against Travis Head?

So what I have learnt is, and I've, I, I can't get too far into the details for obvious reasons, Tom.

There are real people involved here.

Uh, and, uh, you know, a, a lot of things I have learnt is, has been learnt in confidence.

So, but what I can say is, uh, it's just a breakdown in relationship, or in a relationship which was, uh, pretty strong till probably two years ago.

Uh, you know, and I always go back to that IPL around 10 years ago where, uh, Virat Kohli spoke about Travis Head as being one of the top young batting talents in the world when they roped him in for RCB, and he opened in, opened the batting in place of Chris Gayle.

Uh, I think Chris Gayle was injured or he was missing, and, and Travis Head filled into those boots pretty well.

And, uh, you know, and they've always shared a good relationship, good friendship over the years ever since.

Uh, but clearly something's, um, n- not been right between those two.

Going back to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and, uh, this isn't even, uh, you know, private information.

It was out there to see, uh, where, uh, the two of them, I wouldn't say had run-ins, uh, old school run-ins, but there were a few words exchanged here and there, if you remember.

Um, the, there was the Mohammed Siraj send-off to Travis Head, and Travis Head-

Yeah

... said a few words.

And pretty much after that, um, they, uh, yeah, there were, there were a few moments involving those two.

Uh, nothing as, nothing as, uh, out there as this one where, you know, Virat Kohli refused to, or left him hanging, not just refused to shake his hands.

He didn't make eye contact and left Travis Head hanging.

So, uh, so it's been building.

It's been building.

And, um, it's, uh, unfortunately come to, come to this where, you know...

I mean, Travis Head is not the kind of character who upsets people, right? I mean, he's, uh, yeah, I mean, he can, uh, he's cheeky at times, but he's not, he's not a feisty character.

He's not, he's not a feisty character like a David Warner.