Australia and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) star batter Travis Head and his wife Jessica allegedly faced another disturbing situation on social media platforms. Head, who recently caught headlines for exchanging some heated on-field moments with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) superstar Virat Kohli.
In a recent interview, Travis Head’s wife, Jessica, revealed that they had received abusive messages on social media platforms. Taking a step further, she claims that their relatives and close ones also have similar kinds of messages online, which emerge as serious concerns for them.
Travis Head’s wife makes shocking claims against the fans
Jessica claims that they faced a similar instance when Australia defeated India in the 2023 World Cup Final, the World Test Championship final, and the 2024 Boxing Day Test. This time, they received some disturbing messages after the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
“It feels like a repeat of the abuse that happened after the World Cup. I woke up to my socials blasting… we are fine, but they are attacking my friends and family,” Jessica told Australian media outlet The Advertiser.
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She urged all the fans to maintain a healthy conversation
Head’s wife urged all the fans across the globe to maintain a healthy conversation with each other as mental health and perspective are the two important aspects of the game. Jessica also requested the fans to keep in mind that cricketers, too, have a family life, and so they deserve more kindness and support from one another.
“I think across all sports at the moment there’s an important conversation around mental health, perspective, and the way we speak to one another. Passion will always be part of sport, but so is remembering there are real people and families behind the game. Hopefully, this encourages more kindness and support for one another,” Jessica added in his brief.
On May 22, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru faced each other at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium for the 67th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026) season. The incident took place in the second innings when Virat Kohli was batting. Travis Head might have said something during the match provoke the batter.
What really happened between Head and Virat Kohli?
According to media reports, Head asked Virat to score at a faster pace. Virat’s reply was sarcastic. He replied by saying who was playing as an Impact Player, to bowl himself.
Kohli was dismissed after scoring 15 runs from 11 balls. As soon as the wicket fell, Travis Head came onto the scene again to throw some words to the batter. Head said that he didn’t get the chance to bowl. This comment might not have gone well with Virat Kohli.
RCB eventually lost the match by 55 runs. In the first innings of the game, SRH registered a massive total of 255 runs, which RCB was not able to chase down. RCB’s second innings total was 200.
After the match, when players of both teams gathered for an exchange of ceremonial greetings, Virat seemingly avoided Travis Head and did not shake hands with him.
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