Virat Kohli Sam Konstas Incident: Virat Kohli has to pay a fine of 20 percent of his match fee for hitting Sam Constance in the India-Australia fourth Test. Along with this he has also got one demerit point. This incident happened in the very first session of the first day of the Melbourne Test. Actually, 19-year-old Sam Constance was hitting fours and sixes when Kohli hit him on the shoulder in the 10th over of the innings. During the commentary, Ricky Ponting also said that Kohli himself had come walking towards Constance. Meanwhile, a question has come up that why was Kohli released after deducting his match fee for such an act? Why was he not banned for one match?
Why was he not banned for one match?
Improper physical contact with another player is considered a Level 2 offense. Under a Level 2 offence, the culprit may receive 2 or 3 demerit points. A match ban can be imposed on a player only if he has received 4 demerit points within 24 months. If this happens, the player may have to face a ban of one or more matches. But Kohli has got only one demerit point.
Let us tell you that after this incident that happened on the first day of the Melbourne Test, the meeting between Virat Kohli and match referee Andy Pycroft lasted only for 10 minutes, in which Kohli accepted the punishment he received. There were speculations that Kohli could be banned for a match because he deliberately hit Sam Constance.
What Sam Constas said on the incident
Sam Constance’s blazing innings ended at the score of 60 runs, he was out LBW by Ravindra Jadeja. After getting out, he said about the altercation with Virat Kohli, “Talks on the field should be limited to the field. I like competition and I could not have made a better debut than this in this packed stadium.”
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