Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:20am on 27 Dec 2024,Friday Sports
Ricky Ponting faced criticism from fans after accusing Virat Kohli of instigating a verbal altercation with debutant Sam Konstas during Day 2 of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Ponting's comments on Channel 7, blaming Kohli for walking over to confront Konstas, were met with backlash on social media. Fans reminded Ponting of his own controversial encounter with a 19-year-old Harbhajan Singh in 1998. Konstas impressed on his debut, scoring 60 off 65 balls, as Australia reached 311/6 at Stumps on Day 1. India struggled on Day 2, finishing at 164/5, trailing Australia by 310 runs.
