The 19-year-old Sam Konstas stepped up to rejuvenate Australia in front of a near record cricket crowd as he got under the skins of India in the fourth Test.

Teenager Sam Konstas has made a stunning start to his Test career, smashing a cavalier 60 on Boxing Day against India at the MCG.

Sam Konstas said he didn't realise Virat Kohli would give him a ‘shoulder charge’ when he was just taking care of his gloves after the end of the over.

Darren Berry, former Australia first-class cricketer has slammed Virat Kohli for his deliberate shoulder-barging to 19-year-old debutant Sam Konstas, who idolizes the former India captain. “Such a shame as the kid absolutely idolizes Kohli. Never meet your hero,” Berry wrote on X.

The clash happened in the middle of the 10th over, when Konstas and Khawaja met at the middle of the pitch and Kohli was switching across to another side. If either cricketer is found at fault, a penalty or fine could be coming their way. The ICC's Code of Conduct states the following: