Australia National Cricket Team keeper-batter Alex Carey talked about the tiff between Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas during the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He said that he doesn’t think that the youngster has taken that to heart.
Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas were involved in a massive fight during the first innings of the match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. Following this, the senior India National Cricket Team batter was fined 20% of his match fees as he agreed to the offense charged by the match referee.
Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas bumped shoulders while moving across the pitch between over at MCG
Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas bumped shoulders while moving across the pitch between over and it saw both the batters getting involved in a massive argument. This saw Usman Khawaja, as well as umpires, getting involved and separating both the players amid the fight.
Virat Kohli and Konstas then didn’t shy away from having a go at each other. While the India batter was sledging the batter, the youngster was seen lifting the crowd and putting the India National Cricket Team under pressure.
However, in what was good for the game, Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas shook hands at the end of the game. They were also seen having a conversation with each other, but the battle between them surely will be on the cards during the next match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney.
I think I saw a photo of them shaking hands and a little tap on the back – Alex Carey on Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas
Alex Carey talked about the battle, saying that both the players shook hands and added that the young batter didn’t take anything to heart. Speaking to reporters, he explained:
“Not that I’m aware of. I think I saw a photo of them shaking hands and a little tap on the back. Oh, it’s Test Cricket. Yeah, I’m not 100% sure. But Sam didn’t take it to heart.”
I was cheering, but just the energy he brought, it was something different – Alex Carey on Sam Konstas
Alex Carey also lauded Sam Konstas for his batting at MCG, saying that India didn’t expect the batter to play in that manner and also added that he isn’t sure if the young batter will follow the same template in Sydney. He explained:
“Yeah, I was a spectator that first session and I probably had the emotions, the 90-odd thousand that were there. At times, I couldn’t watch it; at times, I was cheering, but just the energy he brought, it was something different. I probably wasn’t expecting that amount of difference, but he played a style of cricket that, yeah, was probably new to India as well,”
“We’ll wait and see how he plays out here (SCG). I don’t think that’s his blueprint every Test match, but to be able to throw a few punches early and get a bit of momentum for us, the opening partnership was probably just lacking that intensity.”
Alex Carey has played a decent role for Australia with the bat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 down the order. The hosts are leading the series by the margin of 2-1 and would want to win the next game.
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