Indian cricket team's star batter Virat Kohli has been the epicentre of the ongoing 4th Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test following his heated altercation with debutant Sam Konstas. He even shoulder-bumped the young batter for which he was fined. However, Australian media and fans have been constantly after the Indian superstar be it with pathetic news posts or booing the veteran on the ground. In the latest episode that unfolded at the iconic MCG, Virat almost got into an altercation with Aussie fans, who were booing and passing some remarks towards him. Virat, who was walking back to the dressing room came back and tried to confront the fans and gave them a death stare as one of the guards took him away.
As Sunil Gavaskar has mentioned previously, Australian media and fans are like the 12th man of the Aussie side and they have been up to it since the Indian team arrived in Melbourne. Their track record at the venue against India in recent times or be it coming into the Boxing Day Test at 1-1 after they have lost their previous two hosted series against India has now turned out as clear desperation in their moves. Be it Australian media posting Virat Kohli as the clown or the fans constantly booing and throwing remarks is a visible example of how much they want to put the visitors under pressure.
India suffer mini-collapse before stumps
At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, India got off to a terrible start on Friday and finished similarly. Australia outshined India with bat and ball on Day 2 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, gaining the upper hand. Australia had India suffering at 164 for 4 at stumps after scoring an enormous 474, still 310 runs behind.
Late in the day's play, India lost control and fell apart. For just 11 runs, they lost three wickets, including Virat Kohli and the steady-handed Yashasvi Jaiswal. The innings may have taken a drastic turn when Yashasvi was ran out for 82. At 153 for 2, India looked ready to mount a formidable batting comeback, but after a tumultuous 40 minutes, the visitors suffered two serious setbacks and withdrew to the dressing room in a depressed state.