Virat Kohli escaped with a fine of 20 per cent of his match fee after he shouldered 19-year-old Sam Konstas on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test.

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The 19-year-old Sam Konstas stepped up to rejuvenate Australia in front of a near record cricket crowd as he got under the skin of India in the fourth Test.

Indian stalwart Virat Kohli has avoided suspension after a fiery run-in with Australian debutant Sam Konstas during an exciting opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.

Australia’s teenage opener Sam Konstas smashed a rapid half-century on debut and was involved in an altercation with Virat Kohli on a dramatic first day of his Test career.

Ricky Ponting said ICC's sanction on Virat Kohli for a shoulder barge at Sam Konstas on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test was “not harsh enough”.

Virat Kohli is never afraid to back down from a challenge; on Thursday (26th December), he added another episode. The opening day of the fourth Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) was marked by a contentious altercation involving Indian batting icon and Australian debutant Sam Konstas.

Ravi Shastri believes Virat Kohli's altercation with debutant Sam Konstas during the Boxing Day Test was unnecessary and not fitting for a player of his stature.

Talismanic India batter Virat Kohli is set to be fined 20 per cent of his match fee and handed one demerit point for his shoulder collision with debutant Australia batter Sam Konstas on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

According to the sources, Virat Kohli has been fined 20 percent of his match fee for his altercation with Sam Konstas in 4th Test against Australia.

Virat Kohli was involved in a heated exchange with 19-year-old Australian debutant Sam Konstas after the former instigated the latter with a shoulder-bump at MCG on Day 1 of India vs Australia fourth Test.