ICC Ban or Fine on Virat Kohli During Sam Konstas Fight: The incident of shoulder collision between experienced Indian batsman Virat Kohli and Australian debutant Sam Constas on the first day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) may come under the scrutiny of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The incident happened after the 10th over, when Kohli had the ball in his hand and seemed to have changed his way and his shoulder collided with Constas’ shoulder, which Kohli disliked and exchanged a few words with him. be provided. Constas’ opening partner Usman Khawaja and on-field umpire Michael Gough immediately came to calm the situation.
An exchange between Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas.
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Ricky Ponting gave a big statement about Kohli
Seeing the shoulder clash between Kohli and Constas, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting felt that Kohli might be in trouble. “Virat swung a full pitch to his right and provoked that collision. There is no doubt in my mind. I have no doubt that the umpires and referees will take a good look at this.” “The fielders should not be around the batsman at that time. Every fieldman on the ground knows where the batsmen will gather and meet together. It seemed to me that Constas looked too late, he did not even realize that there was a batsman in front of him. There is someone. That person on the screen (Kohli) may have some questions to answer,” he said on Channel Seven.
What does the ICC rule say?
Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct states, “Inappropriate physical contact of any kind is prohibited in cricket. Without limitation, players will breach this regulation if they knowingly, recklessly and/or recklessly contact another player or Hits or runs or hits the umpire on his shoulder.
“When assessing the seriousness of the breach, the following factors (without limitation) shall be taken into account: (i) the context of the particular situation, including, without limitation, whether the contact was intentional (i.e. deliberate), negligent; (ii) the force of the contact; (iii) any injury caused to the person contacted; and (iv) the person with whom the contact occurred.
Constas said on the collision with Kohli
Asked about the clash with Kohli during the drinks break, Constas told broadcaster Fox Sports: “Whatever happens on the field, stays on the field, but I love competing and playing in front of this packed house.” There can’t be anything better than this to debut in the stadium.”
In which category do such crimes fall?
If match referee Andy Pycroft deems any of the players involved to have committed a level two offense, it will mean they will be awarded three or four demerit points. A level one offense would mean a match fee fine or reprimand. Simon Taufel, who has won the ICC Umpire of the Year award five times, said on Channel Seven that match officials would look at the ICC Code of Conduct before taking any possible action.
“It shows that Virat Kohli has actually changed his line to get into the personal space of Sam Constas. There is a clause in the ICC code of conduct that talks about inappropriate physical contact. It is this clause that the umpire And the referees will look at the end of the game today to see if Virat’s actions fall into that category. “We don’t want to see any physical contact during the game. It gets out of control. Lots of adrenaline flowing. Sam Constas stood his ground. Virat Kohli also did the same. It’s something from nothing. We don’t want to see this continue.
Mitchell Starc’s wife Alyssa Healy said about Virat
“I think they’ll let it go. That’s my view at this stage. Let the players say what they want to say. Get some things off their chests. Sometimes if it goes further, they might Will ignore.” Australia women’s team captain Alyssa Healy, who is also the wife of left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc, was also unhappy with Kohli’s targeting of Constas, who played a brilliant inning of 60 runs.
“I think it’s more disappointing than anything that your experienced player, one of your best players in the country, took aim at the opposition’s youngest player. It doesn’t really set a great tone for your team. , But if the Indian team wants to play that way then so be it, but it didn’t shock Constas at all,” he said on Fox Sports.
