Srinagar: Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has claimed that Australia rookie opener Sam Konstas got under the skin of Virat Kohli who looked frustrated in the fifth Test at SCG.
Kohli collided shoulder to shoulder as he walked past 19-year-old Konstas during the Test, which sparked a controversy. The Indian superstar was later fined 20 per cent of match fees.
Haddin claimed that Kohli was frustrated with his game during the series, and Konstas did manage to get under his skin during the contest, which led to the on-field altercation.
“He (Sam Konstas) got under Kohli’s skin. Kohli was frustrated… Kohli was frustrated with his game. He came out to bat, everyone in every commentary box said, Australia are going to bowl on fourth or fifth stump, they will play on Kohli’s patience, and he got out the same way every time,” Haddin said on Willow Talk Podcast.
“Virat Kohli fell for the same plan all the time”
Meanwhile, Kohli endured a tough series in Australia, managing just 190 runs at an average of less than 24, it included an unbeaten century in the first Test in Perth, but he struggled to maintain consistency. He kept committing the same mistake – edging the ball outside off stump behind the stumps to the wicketkeeper or slip cordon. The batting maestro came under scrutiny for not showing enough patience and getting dismissed in the same fashion throughout the series”.