New Delhi. Many former players did not like Virat Kohli’s clash with young Sam Constas on the first day of the fourth Test and Australia’s opener Usman Khawaja says he/she played a defensive role to reduce the tension as he/she did not want the situation to get out of hand. Get out. Khawaja was at the crease when the incident occurred in the 10th over of the Australian innings on the first day of the fourth Test. Kohli and Constas’ shoulders collided and both started looking at each other, after which there was a heated argument between them.
Khawaja told ‘ABC’, “I was going in the other direction and as soon as I turned, I saw them hitting. I was wondering, ‘What’s going on?’ Sammy was playing attacking. I just came to calm the situation. Feelings are okay. But there was some tension going on the whole time between Sam and Bumrah and Virat. But I didn’t want it to get spoiled by any physical contact. Khawaja immediately put his/her hand around Kohli’s neck and separated him/her. The on-field umpires also talked to both of them, after which the matter soon calmed down.
Former players Justin Langer, Michael Vaughan and umpire Simon Taufel also feel that Kohli was at fault. Former Australia coach Langer said during commentary for ‘Seven Network’, “We don’t like to see this in any cricket. Vaughan told ‘Fox Cricket’, “Virat Kohli is such an experienced player. It is not right to take out anger on a 19 year old player. Virat went near Sam and hit him/her. ,
Apart from this, Taufel said, “It seems that Virat Kohli is changing his/her place to face Sam Constas and going towards him/her.” Let us tell you that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed a fine of 20 percent of the match fee on India’s star batsman for clashing with Kontas and one demerit point has also been added to his/her account.
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first published : December 26, 2024, 7:59 pm IST
