Former India coach Ravi Shastri on Tuesday commended 19-year-old Australian Sam Konstas for his bold batting against Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, on his Test debut at the MCG. Konstas scored 60 runs off 65 balls,

Ravi Shastri feels the shoulder bumping incident between Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas in the fourth Test was totally unnecessary.

Ravi Shastri believes Virat Kohli's altercation with debutant Sam Konstas during the Boxing Day Test was unnecessary and not fitting for a player of his stature.

Ravi Shastri drew parallels between Australia's Sam Konstas and Virender Sehwag after Konstas's 60 off 65 balls against India, praising his fearless stroke play. Shastri noted that despite early setbacks,

On a drama-filled Day 1 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, where Australia dominated the proceedings with the bat, the incident involving India's senior batter Virat Kohli and 19-year-old debutant Sam Konstas became the cynosure after the two were involved in a mid-pitch altercation in the first session.