During the Boxing Day Test, Virat Kohli was fined for a shoulder-bump incident with Australian debutant Sam Konstas. This drew heavy media attention in Australia. Former India coach Ravi Shastri criticized the coverage as desperate,

Ravi Shastri said he was not surprised by the over-the-top reaction of the Australian media to Virat Kohli's on-field bust-up with Sam Konstas in Melbourne. On Friday, a newspaper depicted Kohli as a clown.

Ravi Shastri reacts to Australian media calling Virat Kohli 'clown' after Konstas altercation Photo Source (Twitter/x) The fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia witnessed another media storm.