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Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas clashed on Day 1.© X (Twitter)
The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny mirrored on the on-field altercation between star India batter Virat Kohli and Australia’s debutant batter Sam Konstas on the primary day of fourth Check at Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG), saying that such issues occur on the sphere and one should simply settle for it and transfer on. Konstas’ much-anticipated debut in Australia turned out to be probably the most entertaining in an extended whereas. Not solely did the 19-year-old make headlines by toying with Indian tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and scoring 34 of his 60 runs towards him, however Virat additionally received concerned in a heated trade with the teenager after bumping into him, making a direct bodily shoulder-to-shoulder contact.
The 36-year-old was fined 20 per cent of his match payment by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) and handed over one demerit level for this altercation.
Chatting with ANI concerning the altercation, Binny mentioned, “I did not see the incident (Virat Kohli-Sam Konstas incident), but these things happen on the cricket ground. You have to accept it and carry on. See that the game goes on. That is important.”
“I was just adjusting my gloves, and I think he accidentally bumped me. But I think that is just cricket, just the tension,” he mentioned.
Binny additionally lauded India for taking 4 wickets within the closing session of day one and backed the batters to come back into the get together quickly to enhance the bowlers who’ve been bowling effectively.
“India did well in the final session to grab those quick four wickets and with that, we have come back into the match. Now it looks very interesting for India, so hopefully, it will be a good game from now onwards… They had a good first Test match, then a bad second Test match, but they came back… They have been bowling well. I think batters should kick it,” he concluded.
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