{"id":27984,"date":"2026-09-24T03:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T03:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27984"},"modified":"2026-09-24T03:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T03:31:27","slug":"its-all-part-of-the-game-sam-konstas-recalls-virat-kohli-confrontation-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27984","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s all part of the game\u2019: Sam Konstas recalls Virat Kohli confrontation | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134450363,imgsize-74736,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sam-konstas-hits-his-first-sheffield-shield-hundred-in-nearly-14-months.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018It\u2019s all part of the game\u2019: Sam Konstas recalls Virat Kohli confrontation\" title=\"Sam Konstas\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Puducherry: Sam Konstas may be only 20, but the Australian opener has already experienced the highs and scrutiny that are part and parcel of top-flight cricket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>His Test debut against India in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy brought him instant fame when he took on <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/jasprit-bumrah\/63755\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/a> with his audacious approach and smashed a 65-ball 60 that went a long way in Australia winning that Test.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>He reverse-ramped Bumrah for a six, the over-boundary coming after the Indian pacer had gone 4,483 deliveries without conceding one in Test cricket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Looking back at that remarkable passage of play, Konstas admits he was simply enjoying himself.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>\u201cI can\u2019t remember, but I was having a lot of fun. It was quite surreal and a lot of things happened in that moment,\u201d the opener, who is now part of the Australia \u2018A\u2019 team playing here, told TOI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u201cBumrah is the best bowler in the world, so obviously it was very challenging as well.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>His debut also featured a much-discussed confrontation with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/virat-kohli\/3993\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virat Kohli<\/a>. The two were involved in a shoulder-to-shoulder incident during the first session before exchanging words.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Konstas, however, has no lingering bitterness about it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>\u201cHe just shouldered me and then we moved on. It\u2019s all part of the game. After the match, he wished me all the best for the future.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Though form isn\u2019t exactly on his side, the youngster doesn\u2019t seem to have lost confidence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>\u201cI am in very good form, pretty much smashing them,\u201d was Konstas\u2019 cryptic reply.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/its-all-part-of-the-game-sam-konstas-recalls-virat-kohli-confrontation\/articleshow\/134450075.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puducherry: Sam Konstas may be only 20, but the Australian opener has already experienced the highs and scrutiny that are part and parcel of top-flight cricket.His Test debut against India in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy brought him instant fame when he took on Jasprit Bumrah with his audacious approach and smashed a 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