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Virat Kohli known as a clown over Sam Konstas incident© X (Twitter) | PTI
The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Andy Pycroft may need introduced his verdict on the Virat Kohli-Sam Konstas incident on Day 1 of the 4th Take a look at in Melbourne however Australian media is not. Kohli and Konsts had a heated conflict within the center, with the India star seemingly intentionally pushing the Aussie opener along with his shoulder. The incident prompted loads of backlash, each on the sector and off it, with a number of former cricketers sharing their views on the subject. Nonetheless, it appeared like the subject can be over after the match referee introduced his verdict, however the Australian media wasn’t blissful seeing the India star solely getting a 20 % superb on the match payment and one demerit level.
Requires Kohli to be handed not less than one match suspension intensified after the incident went viral on social media. However, the match referee felt that one demerit level and a superb was a powerful sufficient punishment. Australian media, nonetheless, crossed a line in calling Kohli a ‘clown’ and insulting him in Friday morning’s papers.
‘The West Australian’ humiliated the previous India captain by utilizing the headline – ‘Clown Kohli.’ Kohli was additionally known as a sook (crybaby or coward) over his act.
— Akshat (@AkshatOM10) December 26, 2024
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 in opposition to him, however Virat additionally received concerned in a heated alternate 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.
Talking to ANI concerning the altercation, BCCI president Roger Binny stated, “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 stated.
With ANI Inputs
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