The controversy unfolded during a tense second within the match when Kohli engaged in bodily contact with Konstas by shoulder-bumping him.
Renowned former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has expressed his disapproval of the International Cricket Council’s resolution to levy a mere 20 p.c match price fine on Indian cricket star Virat Kohli following his altercation with Australian debutant Sam Konstas during the Boxing Day Test on the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ponting has criticized the punishment as inadequate, deeming it not extreme sufficient contemplating the gravity of the incident.
The controversy unfolded during a tense second within the match when Kohli engaged in bodily contact with Konstas by shoulder-bumping him. This incident forged a shadow over an in any other case spectacular debut for the 19-year-old Australian batsman, who showcased his expertise with a fearless 60-run innings. Konstas notably took on India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, scoring 34 runs off him, which included two highly effective sixes.
In response to the altercation, the ICC imposed a fine on Kohli amounting to twenty p.c of his match price and in addition issued one demerit level on his disciplinary document.
In an interview with an area Australian channel previous to day two of the match, Ponting expressed his ideas.
“Personally, I do not think it [the punishment] was harsh enough. I know there are precedents [where similar infringements have incurred similar-sized penalties] – they have generally been between a 15 and 25 per cent fine but let us have a think about the enormity of yesterday.”
Ponting additionally talked about how one thing like this might get normalised sooner or later.
“It is probably the most-watched day of cricket all year all around the world. Imagine if that happens in a grade game on the weekend now, what is going to happen there? I think people are going to think that that is almost acceptable now.”
He emphasised the significance of senior gamers comparable to Kohli and their tasks inside the crew.
“And unfortunately for someone like Virat, as we got told as players and as senior players, sometimes it is [the scale of punishment] just different for some people. He is a role model, he is somebody the cricketing world looks up to, so I personally do not think that the fine was harsh enough,” Ponting asserted.
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