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India’s Virat Kohli has been fined 20% of his match fees as a result of a clash of shoulders with the debutant Australia opener Sam Konstas in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
Kohli was booed by the crowd at the MCG after bumping into Konstas as the 19-year-old batter walked down the pitch for a chat with his opening partner, Usman Khawaja, at the end of the 10th over on the opening day of the fourth Test. Kohli and Konstas turned to face each other and exchanged words, prompting the umpire Michael Gough and Khawaja to step in to defuse the moment.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/26/virat-kohli-sam-konstas-confrontation-boxing-day-test-india-vs-australia-cricket-sanction
Author : Reuters
Publish date : 2024-12-26 12:16:13
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