Star Indian batter Virat Kohli on Thursday avoided a ban following his physical on-field altercation with Australian debutant Sam Konstas during the opening day of the fourth Test in Melbourne.The incident took place at the end of the 10th over when Kohli bumped shoulder with Konstas at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Khawaja was at the crease when the incident took place in the 10th over of the Australian innings on the opening day of the fourth Test in Melbourne.

Even though debutant Sam Konstas dealt with the Virat Kohli shoulder barge incident with grace, Australian pundits were unrelenting in their opinion of the Indian's behaviour

The 19-year-old Sam Konstas stepped up to rejuvenate Australia in front of a near record cricket crowd as he got under the skin of India in the fourth Test.

Most 19 year olds would be overawed by making their Australian Test debut in front of 90,000-plus fans on Boxing Day at the MCG. Not Sam Konstas. The NSW prodigy was parachuted into the Australian XI as an opener after the nation's top order struggles through the first three Tests against India.

Uncapped young Australia batter Sam Konstas will make his Test debut against India in the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.