Virat Kohli vs Sam Konstas: In the fourth Test between India and Australia being played in Melbourne, Virat Kohli and 19-year-old Sam Konstas collided. A video of this incident is also going viral on social media. There was a heated argument between the two, after which the umpires intervened and made the atmosphere peaceful. But the question is whether ICC can punish Virat for hitting Sam Konstas. Let us know which is the ICC rule under which Kohli can be found guilty.

First of all, let's know what happened on the field? Actually, Jasprit Bumrah was bowling in the 11th over of the innings. Debutant Australian star Sam Constas was hitting big shots not only on Mohammad Siraj but also on Bumrah's balls. In such a situation, during the 11th over, Virat Kohli was moving towards Constas while cleaning the ball, when both of them collided. On watching the video carefully, it is known that Virat himself was moving towards Constas after picking up the ball, when both of them collided.

What does ICC rule say?

Article 2.1 of the ICC's rules states that a player can be punished if there is inappropriate physical contact with a player, player's support staff, umpire, match referee or any other person on the field. Such incidents have happened in cricket history before and if we look at the history, Kohli will not get a punishment like a one-match ban or suspension. However, the match referee can definitely give him a deduction in his match fee or demerit points as a punishment.