MELBOURNE: What is India versus Australia match without a dash of controversy and pinch of heated exchanges. What makes this even more riveting are the two protagonists involved. One a teenager on debut and the other a veteran of 121 Tests and at 36,

To understand why Virat Kohli was not suspended, we need to take a look at Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct, under

Kohli, 36, made the body contact while passing Konstas in the middle and the duo exchanged words, which needed intervention from one of the umpires

Kohli was found to have breached Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which 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.”

Virat Kohli was punished by the ICC following the shoulder-bump incident with Sam Konstas during the opening day of the MCG Test.

India's Virat Kohli has been fined 20% of his match fees following a clash of shoulders with debutant Australia opener Sam Konstas in the Boxing Day test between the sides in Melbourne on Thursday. Ko

Australia’s teenage opener Sam Konstas smashed a rapid half-century on debut and was involved in an altercation with Virat Kohli on a dramatic first day of his Test career.

Virat Kohli has been fined 20 per cent of his match fees and handed one demerit point for his 'shoulder bump' to Australia's Sam Konstas on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test.