AUS vs IND: Australian media launches brutal attack on Virat Kohli after altercation with Sam Konstas in Melbourne Test

The Australian cricket circuit is notorious for its cheap tricks in its quest to outmaneuver its rivals, be they players, pundits or the media. When it comes to winning the competition on the field, the Australians work as one team. The publishing house did something similar. Western Australiawho published a controversial back cover for Virat Kohli for their latest release following his fight with the 19-year-old Konstas himself During the first day of the Melbourne Test between Australia and India.

The clash of the legend and the newcomer caught the world’s attention

The excitement of the opening day of the fourth Test between India and Australia was surrounded by the clash between 19-year-old Australian pacer Sam Konstas and Kohli. While Konstas was batting on 27 and switching sides, Kohli attacked the youngster prompting both players to hurl heated remarks at each other. Later, the ICC found Kohli guilty of the crime against the youngster and punished the former Indian skipper with 20 percent of the match fee and one penalty point. While the stakeholders did their job and the players contained the incident on the field, the Australian media felt the need to stick its nose in the middle and troll Kohli in the hope of getting more unwanted assaults from the former Indian skipper.

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Virat Kohli attacked by an Australian newspaper

After that incident, The West Australian blamed Kohli for the entire incident and presented him as a clown in the back cover of its latest issue. Interestingly, it was the same publishing house that dubbed the 36-year-old Indian batsman ‘Holy Kohli’ before the Indian team arrived in Australia for the tournament. Border Gavaskar Trophy. Now, as the clash between Konstas and Kohli garners attention from the cricket community across the world, the West Australian has changed his tune. While Konstas played a flawless knock for 60 runs on debut despite the war of words between him and Kohli. In contrast, the former Indian skipper failed to impress with the bat and wasted his wicket away on another ball outside the off-stump off Scott Boland.

Australian Media – From Holly Cohle to Clown Cohle. pic.twitter.com/fWr7wxQLh3

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The Australian bowlers shine against the struggling Indian batsmen

Indian batsmen failed to capitalize on the momentum built up on the second day of the Boxing Day Test. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals starting with Indian skipper Rohit Sharma who failed to make an impact once again in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The young man Yashavi Jaiswal Kohli tried to provide some stability to the Indian innings but an unfortunate lead forced Jaiswal’s heroic knock to end. The Indian team managed to score 164 runs for the loss of 5 wickets Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant On the crease. Cumin paste Boland was the leading wicket-taker for the hosts with both bowlers taking 2 wickets each.