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The Australian cricket circle is known for its cheap tricks in its quest to get under the skin of its rivals, be they players, analysts or the media. When it comes to winning the contest on the field, Australians work as a team. The publisher has done something similar. Western Australiawho have published a controversial back cover of Virat Kohli to his final number after his fight with the 19-year-old Konstas himself during Day 1 of the Melbourne Test between Australia and India.
A clash between the legend and the debutant caught the world’s attention
The excitement on the opening day of the fourth Test between India and Australia was enveloped by a clash between 19-year-old Australian opener Sam Konstas and Kohli. As Konstas batted on 27 and changed ends, Kohli nudged the youngster with his shoulder, prompting the two players to hurl heated comments at each other. The ICC later found Kohli guilty of the offense committed against the youngster and fined the former Indian captain 20 per cent of the match fee and one demerit point. While the stakeholders did their job and the players contained the incident on the field, the Australian media felt the need to stick their nose in the middle and troll Kohli in the hope of receiving more unwanted attacks from the former Indian captain.
Also Read: AUS vs IND: Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas’ shoulder clash on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test
Attack on Virat Kohli by an Australian newspaper
After that incident, The West Australian blamed Kohli for the entire incident and featured him as a clown on the back cover of their latest issue. Interestingly, it is the same publisher that anointed the 36-year-old Indian batsman by calling him ‘Holy Kohli’ before the Indian team arrived in Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Now, as the clash between Konstas and Kohli attracts the attention of the cricket community around the world, Western Australia has changed its tune. While Konstas played a flawless knock of 60 runs on debut despite the war of words between him and Kohli. The former Indian captain, on the other hand, did not shine with the bat and lost his wicket with another ball outside off stump. Scott Boland.
Australian media: from saint Kohli to clown Kohli. pic.twitter.com/fWr7wxQLh3
– GSMS Media (@GsmsMedia) December 26, 2024
Australian bowlers shine against struggling Indian batsmen
The Indian batsmen failed to build on the momentum created on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test. Wickets continued to fall at regular intervals, starting with Indian captain Rohit Sharma failing to make a mark once again in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Young Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kohli tried to provide some stability to the Indian innings, but an unfortunate run lead forced Jaiswal’s heroic knock to come to an end. The Indian team has managed to score 164 runs for the loss of 5 wickets with Ravindra Jadeja and RISHABH PANTS in the fold. Pat Cummins and Boland were the main wicket takers for the home team and both players took 2 wickets each.
