IPL 2026 | Virat Kohli’s reaction after Rasikh Salam Dar fires a shot at Travis Head goes viral – WATCH

Virat Kohli and Rasikh Salam Dar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Rasikh Salam Dar’s celebration said it all after he sent Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Travis Head’s stumps spinning during their IPL 2026 clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday.After being hammered for three consecutive boundaries by Head, Rasikh responded with a brilliant yorker that shattered the left-hander’s stumps. The young pacer then pointed his right hand to his ear and seemingly asked the crowd to turn up the noise again after silencing them with the crucial breakthrough.The cameras also focused on Virat Kohli, who was visibly pumped and celebrated Head’s dismissal even more aggressively than the bowler himself.Head departed after scoring 26 off 16 balls, an innings laced with five boundaries.Earlier, SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first against RCB.Returning to the playing XI after missing the previous match due to concussion, RCB skipper Rajat Patidar replaced the injured Jacob Bethell while SRH kept the same combination.RCB are the defending champions after defeating Punjab Kings in the final of IPL 2025. In IPL 2026, they also became the first team to qualify for the playoffs.SRH vs RCB – Playing XI:Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (week), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, R Smaran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (captain), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain.Impact Subs: Aniket Verma, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal PatelRoyal Challengers Bengaluru: Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (capt), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh HazlewoodImpact Subs: Tim David, Kanishk Chouhan, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Jordan Cox.