The incident happened after the 10th over, when Virat Kohli had the ball in hand and changed his walking path to be in a shoulder collision with Sam Konstas, who did not take kindly to it.

Virat Kohli is never afraid to back down from a challenge; on Thursday (26th December), he added another episode. The opening day of the fourth Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) was marked by a contentious altercation involving Indian batting icon and Australian debutant Sam Konstas.

Virat Kohli and Australian youngster Sam Konstas were on Thursday involved in a physical altercation because of which the Indian superstar was fined 20 per cent of his match fee and handed a demerit point even though it was played down as an accidental bump by the 19-year-old debutant.

Several former cricketers criticised Virat Kohli for his confrontation with young Australian cricketer Sam Konstas during the fourth Test in Melbourne

Kohli has now been fined 20 percent of match fees for his behaviour as he managed to escape a ban. "Virat Kohli has been slapped with a Level 1 offence. He has been fined 20 per cent of the match fees," a source said per NDTV.

Watch as India's Virat Kohli and Australian debutant Sam Konstas engage in a "spicy" altercation after bumping shoulders on the first day of the fourth Test at the MCG, Melbourne.

ICC will be reviewing the on-field altercation involving batting star Virat Kohli and Australian debutant Sam Konstas on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test.