Cricket followers on social media have lashed out at Ricky Ponting after the Channel 7 commentator rose to the defence of Sam Konstas on Boxing Day.
The 19-year-old dazzled followers on the MCG on his Check debut, ramping Jasprit Bumrah twice – with considered one of his strikes going for six – earlier than he went on to hit 60 runs from 65 balls earlier than being dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja.
It was a sensational begin to life within the Aussie Check squad, however there was a flash level within the opening day of the fourth Check.
Former Indian captain Virat Kohli had appeared to shoulder cost the younger New South Wales batsman.
Followers contained in the MCG had been in uproar on the incident with Kohli, 36, exchanging some tense phrases with the younger New South Wales batter in the course of the wicket.
Kohli has since been charged by ICC over the incident having breached Degree One of many ICC’s code of conduct.
Article 2.12 of the code pertains to ‘inappropriate bodily contact with a Participant, Participant Assist Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or some other individual (together with a spectator throughout an Worldwide Match).’
Ricky Ponting has been criticised by some followers on-line for a double customary following Sam Konstas’ tense face-off with Virat Kohli
The second Virat Kohli (left) slams his shoulder into Sam Konstas (proper) because the 19-year-old raced to a shocking 60 on debut within the Boxing Day Check
Kohli (second from proper) had been seen strolling in the direction of Konstas earlier than the shoulder cost occurred
Kohli will donate 20 per cent of his match charge and can be handed one demerit level. He’ll keep away from a extra lenient sanction of a match ban.
‘Kohli admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Andy Pycroft… so there was no want for a proper listening to,’ the ICC stated in an announcement on Thursday evening.
‘The incident occurred on the finish of the tenth over of Australia’s innings when Kohli walked as much as batter Sam Konstas and negligently bumped his shoulder with the batter inappropriately.’
Konstas had appeared to place the incident behind him after the sport, telling Channel 7: ‘I feel the feelings received to each of us.
‘I didn’t fairly realise, I used to be doing my gloves, then slightly shoulder cost, but it surely occurs in cricket.’
However each Ricky Ponting and Ravi Shastri claimed through the dwell broadcast of the match that Kohli was within the incorrect for the incident.
‘Virat walked one complete pitch over to his proper and instigated that confrontation,’ Ponting stated on Channel Seven.
‘Little question in my thoughts in any respect. I have little doubt that the umpires and the referee can have an excellent have a look at that. Fielders must be nowhere close to the batsman at that stage. Each fieldsman on the bottom is aware of the place the batsmen will congregate and get collectively.
Kohli accepted a sanction by the ICC, and can be docked 20 per cent of his match charge, however is ready to flee a ban
Konstas (left) exchanged indignant phrases with Kohli (second from proper) after the conflict
‘It regarded to me that Konstas regarded up actually late, and wouldn’t even know anybody is in entrance of him. That man on-screen there (Kohli) may need a couple of inquiries to reply.’
Shastri adopted Ponting’s feedback, stating to SEN: ‘Completely pointless. I might think about the match referee will have a look at it intently.’
Regardless of Kohli in the end being sanctioned by the ICC over the matter, some cricket followers took to social media to model Ponting’s feedback a double customary.
They pointed to a second again in 1998 throughout a one-day match between India and Australia in Sharjah.
Ponting had been dismissed by 19-year-old spinner Harbhajan Singh, who had celebrated in entrance of the ex-Aussie captain after he had been stumped, having stepped too far out of his crease.
Ponting reacted furiously to the teenager’s celebrations, showing to ship a sledge again to the 19-year-old India star as he walked from the pitch.
Followers took to X to write down: ‘Ricky Ponting, who as soon as sledged and mocked a younger 19-year-old Singh, now lectures Virat Kohli on morality and sportsmanship. Oh, the irony!’
‘Ponting giving a morality lecture is sort of a cat educating desk manners,’ one fan wrote.
Followers pointed to a second again in 1998 the place Ponting (left) had appeared to concern a giant sledge to younger Harbhajan Singh
Some cricket followers criticised Ponting for his feedback hitting out at Kohli after his spat with Singh, claiming it was a double customary
‘Ricky Ponting, the Australian legend, providing phrases of encouragement to a 19-year-old Harbhajan Singh,’ one fan wrote. ‘As we speak when Kohli did it, everybody began crying together with our personal folks. Hypocrites, why will we at all times prefer to get bullied?’
One other X person wrote: ‘I do not assist what Virat Kohli did with 19 12 months previous debutant, however Ricky Ponting must be the final individual speaking about Ethical Policing.’
Ponting displays on his hilarious first assembly with Konstas
Regardless of the altercation with Kohli, which might add an additional edge to the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar collection, Konstas loved a superb opening day on his Check debut.
The 19-year-old oozed confidence and checked out residence as he stepped out in entrance of 90,000 followers at a packed MCG to open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja.
Ponting additionally shared a humorous story concerning the teenager forward of a Huge Bash assembly in latest weeks.
Konstas is at the moment opening alongside David Warner for the Thunder and has loved an honest vein of kind with the 20-over facet, regardless of getting out for a duck of their latest derby match in opposition to the Sixers. Previous to that Konstas had hit 56 in opposition to the Strikers.
‘I had a dialog with Sam Konstas earlier than his first BBL sport a couple of week in the past,’ Ponting stated to Channel 7, talking on his first assembly with Konstas, who has been opening the batting alongside David Warner for Sydney Thunder.
‘I picked up then how assured he was in his personal potential. And I requested him: “Sam are you truly taking part in tonight, mate?”
Konstas (pictured) obtained the backing of a number of pundits together with Ponting and Alyssa Healy
Kohli might have been handed a way more extreme penalty if his bump had been deemed to be over the brink for a Degree Two offence
‘I hadn’t met him earlier than so I went out of my strategy to go and meet him. He checked out me and stated: “Yeah, they need to have performed me final 12 months!”
‘He stated: “What have you ever received arising after this?”
‘I stated: “Effectively, I’ve received IPL arising in the course of March.”
‘He stated: “Effectively, you may have to offer me the choice subsequent 12 months then, will not you!”
‘The third query he requested me then was: “What’s arising after that?”
Ponting then replied to Konstas: ‘If Australia make the World Check Championship Ultimate I will be within the UK commentating on that.
‘He [Konstas] stated: “Effectively, I will be within the workforce by then, so I will meet up with you over there as nicely!”
Australia completed day one of many fourth Check on 311-6, with Steve Smith (68) and Pat Cummins (8) set to return to the crease on Friday morning on the MCG.
