Virat Kohli is in danger of being banned from Sydney Test

New Delhi. The fourth match of the 5-match Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia seems to be mired in controversy. Former Indian captain Virat Kohli clashed with Australian debutant Sam Costas on the first day of the Boxing Day Test match. Now controversy is arising regarding this. Even former Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting has talked about this and criticized Kohli for deliberately pushing him/her. If the match referee takes action on this incident, Kohli may get severe punishment.

Australia made a good start after winning the toss and opting to bat first in the Melbourne Test. Debutant Sam Costans batted explosively and hit a stormy fifty. When this 19 year old young man was hitting fours to a stalwart like Jasbrit Bumrah, Virat Kohli tried Australia’s method of sledging to provoke him/her. After the 10th over, Virat Kohli pushed Costas who was passing in front of him/her. After this there was an argument between the two and the matter was resolved by Usman Khawaja and the umpire.

Virat Kohli was standing at his/her fielding position on the leg side and after the end of the over, he/she moved from his/her position and came near the pitch with the ball in his/her hand. From there, Sam Costans was coming back from the other end. There was a shoulder push between the two. After this, some altercation was seen between the two.

There was a heated argument between Virat Kohli and Sam Constance at MCG. #oswin pic.twitter.com/QL13nZ9IGI

– cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) 26 December 2024