Shoulder Collision Incident Konstas himself And Virat Kohli It was one of the most controversial moments in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the 2024-25 season, which resulted in Virat Kohli being fined 20 percent for the match and given one ICC penalty point. Now Sam Constas has used the incident to spark banter among the Indian fans present at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). While playing on the third day of the fourth Test, Constas walked up to the Indian fans and imitated the movement of a barge in front of them.
Constas’ actions brought a mixture of applause and boos from the crowd, and the Australian fans loudly acknowledged it.
Watch: Sam Constas imitates a shoulder barge
On his debut, 19-year-old Constas made a sensational knock to open the scoring with 60 off 65 balls. But the knock was overshadowed by an incident involving Virat Kohli when they bumped shoulders in the 10th over of the game.
The incident has divided opinion among former India and Australia players, pundits and media personnel, including many such as the former Australia captain. Ricky Ponting demanding that Kohli be given a harsher punishment.
The incident reached a boiling point when the next day, the Australian newspaper The West Australian portrayed Virat Kohli as a clown.
This was met with fury by former Indian cricketers. Irfan Pathan And Sunil Gavaskarwith the former calling Australian players and the media “two-faced”.
“Australian newspapers, the media and even some former cricketers are the definition of a two-faced person. At first they call Virat Kohli a “king” but the moment he shows some aggression, he is labeled as such. Double standards, Pathan said on Star Sports.
On the other hand, Konstas saw the bright side of what happened.
“I think the emotions got to both of us. I wasn’t entirely aware of this while I was working on the gloves. But this happens in cricket,” Constas told broadcaster 7Cricket.
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