Shoulder stabbing incident between Constas himself and Virat Kohli The match was one of the most controversial moments of the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, resulting in Virat Kohli being slapped with a 20 per cent match fee fine and one ICC demerit point. . Now, Sam Constas is using the incident to spark a joke with Indian fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). While fielding on the third day of the fourth Test, Constas walked towards the Indian fans and imitated a shoulder barge motion in front of them.
Constas’ action was met with a mixture of cheers and boos from the crowd, with Australian fans loudly approving of it.
Video: Sam Constas imitates a shoulder barge
In his debut match, 19-year-old Constas played a sensational opening knock, scoring 60 runs off 65 balls. However, this knock was overshadowed by an incident with Virat Kohli where the two bumped shoulders in the 10th over of the game.
The incident has divided opinion among former Indian and Australian players, experts and members of the media, with many agreeing with the former Australian captain. Ricky Ponting He argued that Kohli should have been given a harsher penalty.
The next day, the incident reached a boiling point when the Australian newspaper ‘The West Australian’ described Virat Kohli as a clown.
This infuriated former Indian cricketers. Irfan Pathan and sunil gavaskarthe former called Australian players and media “two-faced”.
“Australian newspapers, media and even some former cricketers define Virat Kohli as two-faced. First they call Virat Kohli ‘King’, but the moment he shows aggression , he is labeled like this. It’s a double standard,” Pathan told Star Sports.
However, Constas also saw the bright side of the incident.
“I think that feeling got through to both of us. I didn’t notice it at all when I was wearing the gloves. But that happens in cricket,” Constas told broadcaster 7Cricket.
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