Netizens, especially cricket fans, have brutally trolled Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, after his altercation with the 19-year-old Australian cricketer Sam Konstas during the first day of the fourth Test match between the two countries as a part of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy down under.

Australia debutant Sam Konstas was deliberately shouldered by Virat Kohli on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli gave a shoulder charge to Australian debutant Sam Konstas on the first morning of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG on Thursday, December 26. While Konstas brushed it aside as 'part of the game',

It isn't common for a debutant to play as fearlessly as Australia's Sam Konstas did en route to his 52-ball half-century against India on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Konstas hit some exquisite T20-styled shots early in the innings to unnerve the Indian pacers,

Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas bumped shoulders while crossing over at the end of the 10th over, and were involved in a heated exchange of words

Konstas later brushed the incident aside but Ponting said on commentary that Kohli "instigated that confrontation"

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.