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Virat Kohli was fined 20 percent of his match fee for his altercation with Sam Konstas in India’s fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). On Thursday, December 26, Kohli was seen shouldering the Australian debutant in the first session of the opening day’s play.
The International Cricket Council, in a statement on Thursday, said Virat Kohli breached Level 1 of their Code of Conduct. It also said no formal hearing was needed as Virat Kohli accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Andy Pycroft.
“Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct relates to: “inappropriate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other person (including a spectator during an International Match. On-field umpires Joel Wilson and Michael Gough, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Shawn Craig levelled the charge,” the ICC statement read.
