(Additional reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Peter Rutherford, Kate Mayberry and Pritha Sarkar) Konstas was eventually dismissed for 60 off 65 balls when trapped lbw by Ravindra Jadeja before lunch.
The player confirmed it was a pre-planned tactic to put pressure back on Bumrah, the most dominant bowler of the series so far, and that he had been practising the shot with his personal batting coach, Tahmid Islam.
India fought back with four late wickets to leave Australia on 311 for six on day one of the fourth test on Thursday after teen debutant Sam Konstas had lit up the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a thrilling knock in the morning.
If this type of stuff offends you, I think it's best you move on from social media,' one wrote. 'The amount of people getting bent out of shape over this is a bit ridiculous. Nothing meant by it, classic dad joke, harmless fun. This joke gets rolled out every year by cricket fans.
'She's there as the captain of the women's team not as a wife. She has more cricket experience and knowledge than James brayshaw and several others in the [commentary] box, and again is the Australian captain!' one cricket fan pointed out in reply. this is a very bad take.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Thursday night that it had docked Kohli one demerit point, meaning he avoids a suspension that would have knocked him out of the Sydney Test, as well as docking him 20 per cent of his match fee.
Pant is currently at the crease and has scored six runs off seven balls. Pant boasts a strong record against Australia at Test level - with the wicket-keeper batter averaging 48.40, including two half centuries and a century.
(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Pritha Sarkar) The pair went on to score 47 more runs for the final wicket as Bosch hit his highest score in first class cricket before Paterson´s patience ran out and he skied part-time spinner Saim Ayub for Khurram to take a difficult catch and end the innings.
'It's kind of play it by ear at the moment to see how everything pulls up, but I did enjoy running around the field in New Zealand, so if that's the option and it's less disruptive to our side, then that could be the way moving forward.
Cricket fans have lashed out in outrage after Indian star Virat Kohli copped a fine instead of a suspension after admitting to smashing his shoulder into Australian teen sensation Sam Konstas during a dramatic opening to the Boxing Day Test.
Konstas, who replaced the dropped Nathan McSweeney in the side, appeared unruffled by the clash, smashing Jasprit Bumrah for four on the next delivery and hitting a six over the Indian pace spearhead's head on the way to 18 runs from the over.
Kohli was booed by the crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after bumping into the 19-year-old as Konstas walked down the pitch for a chat with opening partner Usman Khawaja at the end of the 10th over on the opening day of the fourth test.
England cricket great Monty Panesar has claimed that it would have been 'harsh' for Virat Kohli to receive a ban for his shoulder on Aussie Test debutant Sam Konstas, even after the ex-India captain's lenient sanction was slammed by fans online.
Pakistan trailed by only two runs as they reached 88-3 in their second innings when bad light brought a premature end to day two of the first test against South Africa at Centurion on Friday, leaving the hosts holding the upper hand.
But there was plenty to talk about in the crowd too, with a record number of patrons turning out for this week's Boxing Day Test, with 74,362 people walking through the turnstiles at the MCG for the final day.
Akash Deep was then dismissed for seven, again on review, caught by Head off the bowling of Boland with a thin edge pinging off his pads. Australia referred the not-out decision and this time "Ultra Edge" showed a healthy nick.
His first effort missed the ball, as did his second a couple of overs later, triggering laughter from India's players in front of a huge crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for day one of the fourth test.
India were coasting on the back of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant's partnership through the entire middle session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but lost 7-34 to be all out for 155 in front of a mammoth crowd of 74,362.
On Wednesday, the MCG's official account on X posted 'Happy Boxing Day Eve to all who celebrate' in what most commenters correctly saw as a gag referring to arguably the most anticipated day on the Australian cricketing calendar, the start of the Boxing Day Test.
Pant has a reputation for delivering crucial runs for crickex India against all odds when playing Australia - with his 89 not out guiding his side to an historic record-breaking run chase of 328 at the Gabba in 2021.
Babar moved briskly from 16 not out overnight to 50 -- his first in his last 20 test innings -- but was then tempted into swinging at a short and wide delivery in Jansen's first over and caught by Corbin Bosch on the boundary.
The player confirmed it was a pre-planned tactic to put pressure back on Bumrah, the most dominant bowler of the series so far, and that he had been practising the shot with his personal batting coach, Tahmid Islam.
India fought back with four late wickets to leave Australia on 311 for six on day one of the fourth test on Thursday after teen debutant Sam Konstas had lit up the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a thrilling knock in the morning.
If this type of stuff offends you, I think it's best you move on from social media,' one wrote. 'The amount of people getting bent out of shape over this is a bit ridiculous. Nothing meant by it, classic dad joke, harmless fun. This joke gets rolled out every year by cricket fans.
'She's there as the captain of the women's team not as a wife. She has more cricket experience and knowledge than James brayshaw and several others in the [commentary] box, and again is the Australian captain!' one cricket fan pointed out in reply. this is a very bad take.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Thursday night that it had docked Kohli one demerit point, meaning he avoids a suspension that would have knocked him out of the Sydney Test, as well as docking him 20 per cent of his match fee.
Pant is currently at the crease and has scored six runs off seven balls. Pant boasts a strong record against Australia at Test level - with the wicket-keeper batter averaging 48.40, including two half centuries and a century.
(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Pritha Sarkar) The pair went on to score 47 more runs for the final wicket as Bosch hit his highest score in first class cricket before Paterson´s patience ran out and he skied part-time spinner Saim Ayub for Khurram to take a difficult catch and end the innings.
'It's kind of play it by ear at the moment to see how everything pulls up, but I did enjoy running around the field in New Zealand, so if that's the option and it's less disruptive to our side, then that could be the way moving forward.
Cricket fans have lashed out in outrage after Indian star Virat Kohli copped a fine instead of a suspension after admitting to smashing his shoulder into Australian teen sensation Sam Konstas during a dramatic opening to the Boxing Day Test.
Konstas, who replaced the dropped Nathan McSweeney in the side, appeared unruffled by the clash, smashing Jasprit Bumrah for four on the next delivery and hitting a six over the Indian pace spearhead's head on the way to 18 runs from the over.
Kohli was booed by the crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after bumping into the 19-year-old as Konstas walked down the pitch for a chat with opening partner Usman Khawaja at the end of the 10th over on the opening day of the fourth test.
England cricket great Monty Panesar has claimed that it would have been 'harsh' for Virat Kohli to receive a ban for his shoulder on Aussie Test debutant Sam Konstas, even after the ex-India captain's lenient sanction was slammed by fans online.
Pakistan trailed by only two runs as they reached 88-3 in their second innings when bad light brought a premature end to day two of the first test against South Africa at Centurion on Friday, leaving the hosts holding the upper hand.
But there was plenty to talk about in the crowd too, with a record number of patrons turning out for this week's Boxing Day Test, with 74,362 people walking through the turnstiles at the MCG for the final day.
Akash Deep was then dismissed for seven, again on review, caught by Head off the bowling of Boland with a thin edge pinging off his pads. Australia referred the not-out decision and this time "Ultra Edge" showed a healthy nick.
His first effort missed the ball, as did his second a couple of overs later, triggering laughter from India's players in front of a huge crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for day one of the fourth test.
India were coasting on the back of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant's partnership through the entire middle session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but lost 7-34 to be all out for 155 in front of a mammoth crowd of 74,362.
On Wednesday, the MCG's official account on X posted 'Happy Boxing Day Eve to all who celebrate' in what most commenters correctly saw as a gag referring to arguably the most anticipated day on the Australian cricketing calendar, the start of the Boxing Day Test.
Pant has a reputation for delivering crucial runs for crickex India against all odds when playing Australia - with his 89 not out guiding his side to an historic record-breaking run chase of 328 at the Gabba in 2021.
Babar moved briskly from 16 not out overnight to 50 -- his first in his last 20 test innings -- but was then tempted into swinging at a short and wide delivery in Jansen's first over and caught by Corbin Bosch on the boundary.
