NEW DELHI: During the Boxing Day Test on the Melbourne Cricket GroundIndian cricketer Virat Kohli was concerned in a shoulder-bumping incident with Australian debutant Sam KonstasThis incident has drawn appreciable consideration from the Australian media.
Kohli obtained a 20% tremendous of his match payment for the altercation and one demerit level. However, some, together with former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, imagine a stricter penalty was warranted.
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Even earlier than the match, Kohli was already below vital media scrutiny Down Under. He was surrounded by journalists on the airport, and one reportedly tried to take an unauthorized picture of him and his household.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri criticized the Australian media’s protection of Kohli, describing it as “desperation.”
“You are three Test matches into the series, the scoreline is 1-1. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is still undecided. If Australia had been leading 3-0 or even 2-0, the narrative might have been different. But now, the entire country, including the media, is behind the team, pushing hard for a win in Melbourne,” Shastri mentioned on Star Sports.
Shastri believes the Australian media used the shoulder-bump incident to focus on Kohli.
“When the physical contact happened, it was like, ‘this is our chance.’ They brought out the fangs and the paintbrush to create a larger story,” he added.
The incident has highlighted the extreme competitors within the sequence. Shastri suggests the media’s response displays the strain on the Australian crew to win again the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The strain on each groups to carry out properly is immense. The media scrutiny provides one other layer of complexity to this rivalry.
