India’s Virat Kohli has been fined 20% of his match charge after barging into Australia opener Sam Konstas on day one of many fourth Take a look at in Melbourne.
Kohli clashed shoulders with Konstas on the finish of the tenth over, with the previous India captain showing to vary route to make contact because the 19-year-old walked down the pitch to talk to batting associate Usman Khawaja.
The pair exchanged phrases earlier than the umpires and Khawaja calmed the state of affairs down.
Match referee Andy Pycroft mentioned Kohli, 36, had breached Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) tips about “inappropriate bodily contact”.
In addition to the nice, Kohli incurred one demerit level, however is free to play the fifth and last Take a look at in Sydney subsequent month.
The ICC mentioned Kohli had accepted the punishment, so no formal disciplinary listening to was required.
Konstas, making his Take a look at debut, went on to hit 60 from 65 balls to assist Australia attain 311-6 on the shut of play.