NEW DELHI: On the first day of the fourth Test in Melbourne, Virat Kohli and Australian youngster Sam Konstas got into an argument on Thursday.
However, the 19-year-old home debutant downplayed the incident, claiming the Indian superstar had bumped into him by accident.
As the players were crossing over following the conclusion of the tenth over of the Australian innings, the brief confrontation occurred. As they crossed the field, Kohli and Konstas collided.
Usman Khawaja, Konstas’ teammate, intervened to break up the tense exchange of words when both players swiftly turned to face one another. The two were also spoken to by the on-field umpires.
After stumps, Konstas told reporters that Kohli had accidentally bumped into him.
“Virat Kohli accidentally bumped into me, that’s cricket and can happen with tension,” said the teenager at the post-match press conference.
“I think the emotions got to both of us. I didn’t quite realise, I was doing my gloves, then a little shoulder charge, but it happens in cricket,” he added.
Konstas, who was batting on 27 at the time, went on to hit Jasprit Bumrah for two boundaries and a six in the next over.
The teenager scored a stunning fifty on debut before Ravindra Jadeja trapped him leg before wicket.
