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Nick Hockley, Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer, said the on-field incident between Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas "wasn't great."

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Ravi Shastri said he was not surprised by the over-the-top reaction of the Australian media to Virat Kohli's on-field bust-up with Sam Konstas in Melbourne. On Friday, a newspaper depicted Kohli as a clown.

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.

India's Virat Kohli has been fined 20 percent of his match fees following a clash of shoulders with debutant Australia opener Sam Konstas in the Boxing Day test in Melbourne. Kohli was booed by the crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after bumping into the 19-year-old as Konstas walked down the pitch for a chat with opening partner Usman Khawaja at the end of the 10th over on the opening day of the fourth test.

Former cricketers criticized Virat Kohli for bumping into Australian rookie Sam Konstas during the fourth Test in Melbourne. The incident occurred while Konstas was off to a flying start. Umpire Michael Gough and Usman Khawaja intervened to calm the situation.

Virat Kohli bumped shoulders with Sam Konstas while moving across the pitch. Speaking to reporters after stumps, Konstas said Kohli bumped into him and it wasn't deliberate.

Ravi Shastri, who was coach of the Indian team when Virat Kohli was captain, spoke out against the incident, calling it "totally unnecessary".