NEW DELHI: On the primary day of the fourth Test in Melbourne, Virat Kohli and Australian teenager Sam Konstas Got into an argument on Thursday.
However, the 19-yr-previous dwelling debutant downplayed the incident, claiming the Indian celebrity had bumped into him accidentally.
As the gamers had been crossing over following the conclusion of the tenth over of the Australian innings, the transient confrontation occurred. As they crossed the sphere, Kohli and Konstas collided.
Usman Khawaja, Konstas’ teammate, intervened to interrupt up the tense alternate of phrases when each gamers swiftly turned to face each other. The two had been additionally spoken to by the on-discipline umpires.
After stumps, Konstas advised reporters that Kohli had accidentally bumped into him.
“Virat Kohli accidentally bumped into me, that’s cricket and can happen with tension,” mentioned {the teenager} on the submit-match press convention.
“I think the emotions got to both of us. I didn’t quite realize, I was doing my gloves, then a little shoulder charge, but it happens in cricket,” he added.
Konstas, who was batting on 27 on the time, went on to hit Jasprit Bumrah for 2 boundaries and a six within the subsequent over.
The teenager scored a shocking fifty on debut earlier than Ravindra Jadeja trapped him leg earlier than wicket.
