The Boxing Day Test began with the Australian opener Sam Konstas hitting a half-century on his debut. While everyone was giving him his flowers, there was another heated moment involving him that became the point of discussion for netizens.
During the match, Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas had a physical altercation as the former barged the other with his shoulder between the overs. The incident has put the Indian veteran under fire as ICC fined him 20 percent of his match fees and handed him one demerit point for breaching the code of conduct.
Social media users also reacted to the fight between the players with most siding with the 19-year-old debutant. Even Indian fans called out Kohli for intentionally barging into Konstas and acting arrogant with the youngster.
“His bat should do the talking,” one user reacted and criticized Kohli’s move as an act of desperation and frustration. Another wrote, “he’s just making a mockery by picking on a nobody.”
As expected, people came in support of Kohli as well, pointing out that these things have been done by Aussies for years. Now an Indian finally giving it back is well deserved as per some fans.
As the mentally and physically taxing test series nears its end, the fans can expect more emotions running high on the field.
