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[PICTURES/VIDEO] ICC fines Virat Kohli but avoids ban for shoulder bumping Sam Konstas [Post Updated #82]

Mesozoic said:
Learn to read for once. I literally said Kohli should have been rightly banned for what he did today.

I'm targetting the serial moaners who think Kohli escaped the ban just because ICC are biased towards India.
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I got no idea who you are and which of you guys is saying what. All I know is that once again the fear of BCCI is giving carte blanche for Ind players and team to be given unfair advantage. The bizarre and comical way the commentators avoided criticism until Vaighan called him out shows that a Stalinst silence and fear has been created
 
Savak said:
About time Kohli got punished for badtameezi. Will be more pleasing if a player slaps or punches him back.

If Kohli did that to Inzamam would have cured his constipation in a second.
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Kohli doesn’t do anything to Pakistanis for some reason, always remains mute there.
 
sweep_shot said:
Kohli should be arrested for battery. Konstas should press charge.
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Lol and endanger his IPL contract. Absolutely not.

Kohli knows the IPL dependence of non Indian players hence why he has the confidence to get away with these antics ie the Super Sports cheating accusations on stump mic in 2021 and now this.
 
Savak said:
Lol and endanger his IPL contract. Absolutely not.

Kohli knows the IPL dependence of non Indian players hence why he has the confidence to get away with these antics ie the Super Sports cheating accusations on stump mic in 2021 and now this.
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Lol hypothetical much? You would want to see the history of onfield fights in Aus, even before IPL they will never file charges .
Maybe it’s a Canadian thing for you both, press charges it seems lol.
 
Interesting to see how kohli will react to remainder of the series, wether he will be aggressive or calm lol
 
Bewal Express said:
I got no idea who you are and which of you guys is saying what. All I know is that once again the fear of BCCI is giving carte blanche for Ind players and team to be given unfair advantage. The bizarre and comical way the commentators avoided criticism until Vaighan called him out shows that a Stalinst silence and fear has been created
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Okay cool now tell me why Asif Ali wasn't banned for a much more serious offence?

Is ICC biased towards PCB too?
 
If Kohlis aggression was without the backing of BCCIs, IPL's and Indian economies billions which acts as a deterrent against non Indian players, I would have called him a manly warrior.

But his aggression is clearly backed by the above which is why he has the knowledge and confidence he can get away with it.
 
Mesozoic said:
Lol there you go.. doesn't even take much to expose the hypocrisy of your bunch.
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No hypocrisy. Just facts. The BCCI is continually misusing power, look at the moving an ICC tournament to suit them, or Ind started the 2019 WC way after others because the BCCI said so. That's just 2 examples
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Yes he was provoked like... ab Kal k larke aa kr teach krn ge hamain...Bhai I am king
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Or Australian media targeting him, trying to intrude his privacy or maybe the sledging of Aussies on field?

let me say this again: I don’t endorse what Virat did even if he was provoked but I am not going to cry “May Day” about this like most are doing.
 
Local.Dada said:
Or Australian media targeting him, trying to intrude his privacy or maybe the sledging of Aussies on field?

let me say this again: I don’t endorse what Virat did even if he was provoked but I am not going to cry “May Day” about this like most are doing.
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He is then absolutely the wrong target, Starc, Cummins and Boland should be on aim
 
Kohli's acts are over-dramatic and contrived. He is not too stupid not to know he will be made fun of. But he does this for PR so that news will be all about him. Even bad publicity is good for him. He does this in IPL all the time. He gave a send off to Ashwin once with mankading gesture. This was when Ashwin was winning matches left/right/center in Tests for Kohli. He picked fight with Naveen, Gambhir, Rachin you name it. List goes on.
 
@Mesozoic asked a very pertinent question. If people are saying ICC is linient on Kohli by not banning him for physical contact, why wasn't Asif Ali not banned for even bigger offence. Obviously no one could answer him with straight face and only respond being discuss on the topic in hand. The same people who are asking to discuss on topic in hand is bringing Bumrah chucking in this thread. If only hypocrisy has a face.

Anyway, what Kohli did was obviously wrong and I am sure referee would have given him atleast a match ban. However, Konstas himself went to match official and said Kohli did not do it on purpose. Not sure why he said that, maybe a strategy by Aussies not to rile Kohli up or it is a case of a 19year old simply in awe of cricket superstar. Whatever the case is, if the victim himself saying it was unintentional, nothing ICC match referee can do. If anything 20% match fine and 2 demerit point is also harsh if the physical contact was unintentional (as per Konstas).
 
What’s the fuss?

Happens on field.

Stays on field.

Makes cricket beautiful otherwise it will get too boring.

Love characters like Shoaib Akhtar, Kohli, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad.

We’re the pioneers of it sadly we have become a meek and timid side lately.
 
I understand a few things about Virat and his approach to cricket. He does not care much about public opinion regarding his style of play, and he uses certain on field antics to keep himself fired up. That is fine, sledge as much as you want as long as it stays within the spirit of the game. However, there are boundaries in cricket that should never be crossed.

Bringing family into sledging, as seen in incidents like the one involving Warner in the past, is unacceptable. If a player quietly says something dirty or disgusting about your family, you have to take it on the chin, respond appropriately, and move on. But under no circumstances should physical contact be tolerated on the field.

It does not matter how heated the situation is or how often similar incidents have occurred before. Physical contact crosses a line. In my view, any player involved in such behavior should face at least a one or two match ban. Anything more serious, like players throwing a punch or using a bat, should result in much harsher penalties, possibly a year or more. Cricket must hold firm to its standards to ensure the game remains respectful and professional.
 
Bewal Express said:
No hypocrisy. Just facts. The BCCI is continually misusing power, look at the moving an ICC tournament to suit them, or Ind started the 2019 WC way after others because the BCCI said so. That's just 2 examples
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How are they "facts" when you failed miserably to prove your stance that ICC is indeed lenient towards Indian players only? :ROFLMAO:

Here's yet another rat trap...Why were pakistan getting preferential treatment in the 2023 WC where they were given only select venues with minimal travelling while all other teams were playing all over India?
 
Bumrah is a classy guy compared to Kohli. He was the one getting tonked and just smiles knowing he will get things going his way eventually.

Kohli for all of his batting quality acts like a clown.

Just the fact he planned shoulder-barging a debutant teenager is embarrassing and it all happened because Konstas was ignoring his previous stare-downs between overs.
 
kingusama92 said:
Just the fact he planned shoulder-barging a debutant teenager is embarrassing and it all happened because Konstas was ignoring his previous stare-downs between overs.
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Yes. I think that's what happened.

Quite embarrassing and cringy.
 
kingusama92 said:
Bumrah is a classy guy compared to Kohli. He was the one getting tonked and just smiles knowing he will get things going his way eventually.

Kohli for all of his batting quality acts like a clown.

Just the fact he planned shoulder-barging a debutant teenager is embarrassing and it all happened because Konstas was ignoring his previous stare-downs between overs.
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I don't think there is any sincerity in Kohli's aggression. HE does it for the sake of doing it so that he becomes the news. It quiet often backfires. People who get affected are the bowlers. Did the same with Bairstow. Right after he sledged Bairstow, he became demonic and they chased the target 377 with ease.
 
Physical contact should not happen in cricket — it quite frankly crosses a line.

Kohli, and others who have acted in a similar fashion in the past, behave like savages when they do this and are a disgrace.

John Snow was (rightly) banned by the English authorities from the following Test when he barged Gavaskar in 1971.

Sadly boards today lack the moral compass of the past and grovel in the cesspit of money.
 
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I think Aussie pacers should sledge Kohli and bowl at his body. If there is one cricketer who deserves to be sledged, it is Kohli.

I honestly don't know why Kohli got physical like that. He is not a big lad. He is not a tall lad. In a physical fight, he is likely to lose 8 out of 10 times.
 
sweep_shot said:
I think Aussie pacers should sledge Kohli and bowl at his body. If there is one cricketer who deserves to be sledged, it is Kohli.

I honestly don't know why Kohli got physical like that. He is not a big lad. He is not a tall lad. In a physical fight, he is likely to lose 8 out of 10 times.
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Sam Konstas have withdrawn the appeal. Aussies not going to sledge Kohli. They have learned their lesson in 2014 series.
 
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I had this feeling yesterday but watching the King today, I'm convinced.

Deep down, Virat knew the 100 in the 1st test didn't really count. He deliberately barged into Konstas because he knew the media would lap it up and go berserk. Then he could find the motivation that maybe he is unable to summon anymore. He is that kind of a madman sometimes who resorts to bizarre techniques to get himself going
 
MenInG said:
I am sure it has - this man thrives under pressure.
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That could be one explanation too. From airport drama to this, its almost as if Kohli is desperate to be hated and find some conflict to bring out his best. Novak and Medvedev vibes there.
 
Kohli needs to deliver a shoulder bump to young Saim Ayub during champions trophy now :vk1

Pattern: pick a young exciting prospect who is also a fanboy. That’s what it takes. That’s the formula for success .
 
Hikaru said:
That could be one explanation too. From airport drama to this, its almost as if Kohli is desperate to be hated and find some conflict to bring out his best. Novak and Medvedev vibes there.
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That’s a foolish strategy. If backfires it will be even more humiliating.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Ricky wanted more harsh punishment for Kohli...LOL I think he forgot his old days.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1872412093015630122
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Ponting is last person to talk about this matter or punishment.

Maybe someone remind him what he did during his playing day's. Irony

That's why i like Virat Kohli attitude against australia but what was he did with sam constas is not acceptable at all .

:kp
 
Local.Dada said:
Or Australian media targeting him, trying to intrude his privacy or maybe the sledging of Aussies on field?

let me say this again: I don’t endorse what Virat did even if he was provoked but I am not going to cry “May Day” about this like most are doing.
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What’s Sam Konstas got to do with this anyway? Didn’t you just give us the whole “this is a league of big men, blah blah blah” speech? Now Kohli is so sensitive he is making a 19-year-old debutant play therapist for his ego? :rabada2

And you are doing the cha-cha-cha between “Virat is wrong” and “but let me defend him.” Pick a side. :inti
 
MP2011 said:
What a loser Kohli is! Can dish it out but can't take it!
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He thinks he is going to take on everyone and deliver ‘VKO’ like he is some WWE wrestler. Honestly, this feels more like the beginning of the end for his career. But thanks to some kids who were born during COVID-19 and think he is still in his prime, he is managing to stick around in the team. :kp :inti
 
The_KING said:
Virat is a pathetic manchild. It’s embarrassing behaviour from a guy in his mid 30s to behave like this. Hope he is given a ban for this but we all know that it won’t happen.
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Yeah..if this was 2011 then you can say about his age but at 35+ it's just embarrassing
 
Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan condemned Australian newspapers and media houses for their constant criticism and trolling of Virat Kohli during an interview with a local Indian sports media outlet:

"First of all, the newspapers and even some ex-cricketers here are showing heights of double standards. One moment you are hailing a man as king, and the very next moment, when he shows some aggression on the field, you are going to call him a joker? We have never supported what he (Kohli) has done, but the referee is going to do his job, the necessary action will be taken. But calling him a joker after all of that. You are just using him and trying to make cricket famous in the country again. But how are you doing that? You are using Virat Kohli's market value, and we will absolutely not accept that."
 
lol, no way is ca ever standing up to bcci and risking upsetting the overlords. all things considered given how rubbish hes been over the past few years, it pbly works out better for aus if he keeps playing.
 
Mesozoic said:
How are they "facts" when you failed miserably to prove your stance that ICC is indeed lenient towards Indian players only? :ROFLMAO:

Here's yet another rat trap...Why were pakistan getting preferential treatment in the 2023 WC where they were given only select venues with minimal travelling while all other teams were playing all over India?
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So Ind getting venues changed in a ICC and forcing the hosts to play outside their own country isn't favourable treatment.🤣🤣🥰🥰
 
Bewal Express said:
So Ind getting venues changed in a ICC and forcing the hosts to play outside their own country isn't favourable treatment.🤣🤣🥰🥰
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Anyone with a good brain will tell you that it was not done to favour india but to make sure that all other boards would not lose out on making money off the Indian market.
 
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FearlessRoar said:
Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan condemned Australian newspapers and media houses for their constant criticism and trolling of Virat Kohli during an interview with a local Indian sports media outlet:

"First of all, the newspapers and even some ex-cricketers here are showing heights of double standards. One moment you are hailing a man as king, and the very next moment, when he shows some aggression on the field, you are going to call him a joker? We have never supported what he (Kohli) has done, but the referee is going to do his job, the necessary action will be taken. But calling him a joker after all of that. You are just using him and trying to make cricket famous in the country again. But how are you doing that? You are using Virat Kohli's market value, and we will absolutely not accept that."
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Aussie media can criticize whoever they want. It is not India where they have to do things as per wishes of Indians.
 
Mesozoic said:
Anyone with a good brain will tell you that it was not done to favour india but to make sure that all other boards would not lose out on making money off the Indian market.
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Ind is part of the ICC and doesn't follow their rules. How is that doing anyone a favour. And you conveniently ignored their manipulation of the matches in 2019 WC.
 
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What is Bangladesh’s, did you check that score and post?
 
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What rules did India not follow?

And yes BCCI is definitely doing a lot of favours to the other broke boards by letting them make money from the Indian market and the Indian official broadcasters through ICC tournaments..your own chairman once admitted that.
 
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sweep_shot said:
Not sure what Kohli is complaining about.

He did something stupid and people are taunting him for that. He should own up his mistake.
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How do you know what language being used to taunt? According to reports, something was said abt his mom which isn't acceptable.
 
Rajdeep said:
How do you know what language being used to taunt? According to reports, something was said abt his mom which isn't acceptable.
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Yes, but he is permitted to use offensive language involving derogatory remarks about someone's mother and sister? :inti



 
sweep_shot said:
Yes. I think he brought it upon himself.

There is not much he can do if people decide to troll him. He may give a stare or two; that's all he can do.
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yup

19 years old guy making his debut and if he is smashing ur bowlers so u must appreciate him if u cant do then focus on getting him out by bowling well... not by hitting him with your shoulders.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Ricky wanted more harsh punishment for Kohli...LOL I think he forgot his old days.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1872412093015630122
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Sunil Gavaskar feels that while the heated exchange between the two cricketers wasn’t ideal, he said:

“You can’t hang a man for picking someone’s pocket, that’s a slap on the wrist. All these players are highly paid professionals. Any fines will have to be a deterrent. Yes, you could say that the degree of punishment maybe light because of what we see and experience but that’s the maximum punishment decided by the ICC."

“So, it’s not that he’s been done any favour. If the final punishment would have been say 10 percent you could have said then there’s a favour done,"

“The Australian media acts like their 12th or 13th player, targeting anyone they perceive as a threat to their team. They are asking that Kohli should be hanged for a minor offence and he’s got away because he is Kohli but that’s not it,"

“Last December, Ireland’s Josh Little was fined 5 per cent of his match fee for physical contact with a batter in a game refereed by Andy Pycroft, the same referee in this match. Jasprit Bumrah was reprimanded for physical contact with England’s Ollie Pope, and Nepal’s Arjun Kumar faced penalties for a repeat offense. Kohli has received the maximum punishment (under the rules),"
 
Should have been fined 100% of his match fees. Money is not the issue, a message needs to be relayed to everyone that nobody is above the game.
 
MP2011 said:
Honestly speaking, he brought it upon himself. Had he played the part of elder statesman that he should have behaved like, he won't have seen these kind of cover pages by Australian magazines and newspapers.
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Can you imagine an opposition player doing this to an Indian player in India? He'll be booed by Indian fans all over the world throughout the rest of his career.
 
Hitman said:
Can you imagine an opposition player doing this to an Indian player in India? He'll be booed by Indian fans all over the world throughout the rest of his career.
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This.

We think from our perspective only. Had the shoe been on other foot, how'd we have reacted?

This was totally devoid of any sense and Kohli must have known this deep down.
 
Kohli's behavior should have been a bit humble considering he is out of form and has nothing to show when he did that shoulder thing to Konstas. He smashed your premier bowler and he is only 19.
 
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