Virat Kohli is likely to be sanctioned for an on-field incident with Aussie debutant Sam Konstas during the Boxing Day Test. Kohli bumped shoulders with Konstas, sparking a heated exchange.
Indian superstar Virat Kohli is facing a likely sanction for the ugly bump on Aussie debutant Sam Konstas during the opening day of the Boxing Day Test. Days after the Indian great took exception to local media when he arrived in Melbourne, Kohli had an on-field flashpoint with Konstas in wild scenes. Kohli and Konstas bumped into each other with clear contact made in the shoulder region before the pair exchanged words.
Immediately after the contact, Konstas turned in surprise and Kohli reacted, as if to suggest it was the Australian’s fault, but former Australian captain Ricky Ponting had no doubt Kohli had initiated the contact. “Look at the way Virat walks. Virat walked one whole pitch over to his right and instigated that confrontation - no doubt in my mind whatsoever,” Ponting said on the Seven Network. “I have no doubt that the umpires and the referee will have a good look at that.” Konstas was clearly riling the tourists in the midst of his astonishing Test debut - moments before he and Kohli bumped shoulders, paceman Mohammed Siraj had given the teenager a mouthful. After he was dismissed for 60, Konstas said the incident had caught him by surprise. “I think the emotions got to both of us. I didn’t quite realise, I was doing my gloves and then a little shoulder charge. It happens, it’s cricket,” he told the Seven Network. Australian pundits and fans have been quick to point the finger at Kohli as well, and surprisingly so have the Indians. The Times of India said the interaction is one you’d normally see in an AFL match, while Indian Express journalist Sriram Veera wrote it was not a good look. “It looked bad. Virat Kohli, a former captain, cut across from his initial position on the leg side of play, with the ball in his hand, walked beside the pitch where Sam Konstas was returning back from the other end. And the shoulder barge happened,” he wrot
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