{"id":126500,"date":"2026-05-25T11:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126500"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:06:10","slug":"travis-head-and-his-wife-suffer-online-abuse-after-cricketers-spat-with-indias-kohli-during-ipl-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126500\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Head and his wife suffer online abuse after cricketer&#8217;s spat with India&#8217;s Kohli during IPL match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)- Travis Head and his wife Jessica have been subjected to a barrage of online abuse after the Australian cricketer was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/cricket\/kohli-refuses-handshake-with-head-after-heated-verbal-spat-during-ipl-clash-2026-05-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">embroiled<\/a>\u00a0in a spat with India great Virat Kohli during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The players clashed during the T20 match between Head\u2019s Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kohli\u2019s Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heated words were exchanged between the two before Kohli was dismissed for 15 and his team slumped to a 55-run defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the two sets of players lined up for the post-game handshakes, Kohli ignored Head\u2019s outstretched arm but shook hands with the other players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Instagram accounts for Head and Jessica have since been flooded with abusive comments, apparently from fans of the former India captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jessica told&nbsp;<em>The Advertiser<\/em>&nbsp;newspaper that her friends and family had also received hateful private messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI woke up to my socials blasting \u2026 we are fine but they are attacking my friends and family,\u201d she said Monday, according to the reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPassion will always be part of sport, but so is remembering there are real people and families behind the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHopefully, this encourages more kindness and support for one another.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also said it felt like \u201ca repeat of the abuse that happened after the World Cup\u201d, referring to the 2023 50-over tournament when Australia beat hosts India in the final in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- Travis Head and his wife Jessica have been subjected to a barrage of online abuse after the Australian cricketer was\u00a0embroiled\u00a0in a spat with India great Virat Kohli during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match. 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