Virat Kohli has been fined 20 percent of his match fees for a physical altercation with Australian debutant Sam Konstas during Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test. The incident, which involved shoulder contact and heated words, avoided a Level 2 offence, thereby sparing Kohli a potential suspension. Australia finished the day on 311/6.
Virat Kohli fined, handed one demerit point for Sam Konstas shoulder barge
