Melbourne Text: Virat Kohli faced heavy penalty from Sam Konstas, fined 20% of match fee.
Indian cricket star player Virat Kohli’s clash with Australia’s Sam Constas proved costly in the Boxing Day Test match between India and Australia. Due to the dispute between the two, a fine of 20 percent of the match fee has been imposed by the ICC (International Cricket Council). Along with this, he has also been given one demerit point. This is Kohli’s first demerit point in the last 24 months. This incident came to light during the match held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26, 2024.
In the match being played in Melbourne, Australia decided to bat first and by the end of the first day’s play, they had scored 311 runs losing 6 wickets. On the fourth day of the match, there was a heated argument on the field between Virat Kohli and Australian fast bowler Sam Constas.
The matter happened like this that after the end of 10 overs of Australian innings, when the players were going towards the other end, at the same time Kohli, who also had the ball in his hand, was coming out from the side of the pitch. Meanwhile, he came from the other side. Sam Constas’ shoulder collided with Kohli’s shoulder. Although after getting hit on the shoulder, Kohli had moved forward but during this time when Sam said something to him, Kohli again replied to him, in which a lot of scuffle was seen between the two and in such a situation the umpire had to come forward to save him. Fell. Sam appeared quite aggressive during his batting in which he was continuously gesturing to the fans present at the MCG. After this argument both the players were given strict instructions from the umpires on the field, and they took the matter seriously.
The ICC later took disciplinary action against Kohli over this controversy. Kohli was found guilty of a ‘Level 1’ offense and fined 20 per cent of his match fee. The ICC took this decision as a warning to players that they should maintain discipline on the field and avoid any kind of abuse.
This mistake of Virat Kohli remained a topic of discussion in the cricket world and it again highlighted the importance of mental and physical discipline among players in international cricket. Cricket fans hope that such incidents will not happen in future, and the atmosphere of the game will remain in accordance with the spirit of the game.
