Virat…this word has a lot of weight. This word is used to describe any major achievement, success or great level. Star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has proved this word right as a name. The number of runs, centuries and records that Kohli has made in his long career suits his name 'Virat' perfectly. But apart from his great achievements, Kohli has also fueled a lot of controversies throughout his career and currently on the Australia tour, he is in the news more because of the controversies rather than his great batting. Shoulder-slamming Sam Constantas is the latest entry in his list of controversies, which is already filled with many shocking controversies.

shoulder hit constas

First of all, let us talk a little about the Kohli-Contas controversy. The fourth match of the Test series between India and Australia started from 26 December at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With this match, 19 year old young batsman Sam Constants made his debut. Now, with the kind of form Team India's star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is in, everyone would have thought that Constants would not be able to stand in front of him but the young opener targeted Bumrah the most and scored an explosive half-century. Then what happened was that Kohli, while going to the other side, hit Kohli on the shoulder and then there was a ruckus.

Dean Elgar accused of spitting

But this is not Kohli's first controversy, in fact some of his controversies were even more than this. About 9 years ago the South African team had come to tour India. Then during a test match, South African batsman Dean Elgar came to the crease. The balls of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja had troubled the African batsmen and the same was the condition of Elgar. Elgar had revealed a few months ago that during that innings, Kohli suddenly came and spit on him. This enraged Elgar and threatened to kill Kohli. Elgar told that later his teammate AB de Villiers talked to Kohli about this, after which Kohli apologized to Elgar during the 2018 South Africa tour.

Showed the shoe to Naveen

Kohli's biggest controversy in recent years was seen in IPL 2023. Then, during the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants, Virat Kohli had an argument with Afghan bowler Naveen Ul Haq. When Naveen came out to bat, the conflict between the two started and Virat got so enraged that he made some gesture by showing his shoe to Naveen Ul Haq. Only after this, Kohli and Gautam Gambhir also clashed with each other, which was seen by the whole world. However, in the same year in the World Cup 2023, Kohli and Naveen reconciled and both hugged.

serious open fight

If the fight with Gautam Gambhir is mentioned then who can forget the 2013 conflict. This confrontation also took place during the IPL match, when Bengaluru faced Kolkata Knight Riders. This controversy started when Virat Kohli was out and then the entire Kolkata team started celebrating loudly. Meanwhile, KKR captain Gautam Gambhir probably said something, on which Kohli became furious and started moving towards Gambhir. Gambhir also could not control himself and moved towards Kohli while saying something to him. Before the situation could worsen, other players intervened. Today Gambhir is the coach of Team India and his laughing videos with Kohli go viral.

made an obscene gesture by pointing a finger

Let us return to Australia, where Kohli had to face a big controversy for the first time. Although it was not as big as hitting the shoulder, but Kohli got a bigger punishment. In 2011-12, Kohli went on Australia tour for the first time. He was only 21 years old at that time and was considered a future star. In such a situation, Australian fans kept him the focus of their verbal attack from the very beginning. During the Sydney Test, Kohli had to face abuses while fielding on the boundary and in such a situation, the young batsman made an obscene gesture by pointing his finger towards the spectators. There was a huge uproar over this and the entire Australian media pounced on Kohli. The match referee also punished Kohli for this action and deducted 50 percent of his match fee, whereas Constants was fined only 20 percent for hitting his shoulder. However, one demerit point has also been given to him.