Moody criticizes Konstas for Bumrah altercation, holds opener responsible for Khawaja’s dismissal

In a dramatic turn of events, the final over of Day 1 featured Usman Khawaja facing Indian pace spearhead Bumrah. Khawaja deliberately delayed Bumrah's run-up, signaling that he wanted it to be the last over of the day. However, Bumrah was visibly irritated by Khawaja's tactic. Meanwhile, Konstas, standing at the non-striker's end, decided to add to the tension by trying to surprise Bumrah with some unexpected moves.

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Konstas and Bumrah exchanged words and before it could reach a tipping point, the umpires intervened. But Bumrah had the last laugh, as he bowled his final delivery of the day, getting Khawaja caught out behind. In celebration, Bumrah charged up at Konstas and then stared down at him, and was followed by his other teammates. Cameras also caught Virat Kohli sprinting from the slip region in celebration, and then charging up at Konstas, before joining his teammates. Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna was seen laughing at the opener.

Criticism of Sam Konstas

Criticising Konstas, former Aussie cricketer Tom Moody took to social media, and asked senior players like Pat Cummins and Steve Smith to offer him ‘guidance’. “Sam Konstas has much to learn. I hope the dressing room is offering that guidance without suppressing his confidence and youthful enthusiasm,” he wrote, on X.

Moody also pointed out that Khawaja was in control, but wasn’t distracted by Konstas, which led to his dismissal. He wrote, “Usman had it all under control, what he didn’t need was the distraction of having to settle his partner down at the non strikers end!”

During the fourth Test, Konstas was involved in a shoulder bump incident with Kohli, and the pair exchanged some words. Later on, he was seen mocking Kohli and the Indian fans by imitating the shoulder bump, on the request of Aussie fans.

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