'Sam Konstas slammed for 'boorish arrogance' by fans after disrespectful comments towards Bumrah'

The conclusion of Day 1 brought an intense moment as Australian opener Sam Konstas once again found himself in the midst of controversy, engaging in a heated exchange with Jasprit Bumrah. Facing Bumrah's fiery pace, Usman Khawaja took his time at the crease, causing Bumrah to express his frustration. Konstas, at the non-striker's end, decided to rile up Bumrah even further, adding fuel to the fiery confrontation on the field.

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The pair exchanged words, and before it could reach another level, the umpires intervened. With Bumrah set to bowl the final delivery of the day, everyone assumed that he was thrown off guard by Konstas. But he silenced Konstas instead, getting Khawaja caught out behind. Then in celebration, Bumrah immediately turned around and charged at Konstas in an euphoric manner, followed by staring down at him. Then even some other players joined Bumrah to celebrate in front of Konstas, who tried to ignore it. Fans also got to see Virat Kohli rush from the slip cordon in celebration and charge up near Konstas.

Fans troll Sam Konstas

Reacting to the incident, cricket fans took to X to troll Konstas, with one user labelling it as ‘absolute cinema’. The fan wrote, “Sam Konstas to Bumrah - ‘What happened mate , not getting wickets?' Burmah - Charges upto him and says ' Just wait and watch'. Bumrah gets Usman Khawaja next ball and immediately celebrates in Konstas' face. Absolute Cinema”

Some fans criticised Konstas for his behaviour and had a warning for him. “Konstas may soon become the most disliked player in both dressing rooms if he doesn’t reign himself in very quickly. There’s a fine line between confidence and boorish arrogance,” he wrote.

A fan wrote, “Sam Konstas is the biggest teenage prick cricket has seen in quite a long time.”

Meanwhile, another fan wrote, “KL Rahul once said ‘You go after one of us, all 11 will come right back’ Thats true all 11 went over him after that wicket This Konstas Kid first messed with Kohli, and now he’s going after Bumrah Someone should tell him he’s challenging his owners.”

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Konstas made his debut in the fourth Test, and was in dominant form in the first, coming out on top in his battle against Bumrah. He took on the veteran, and clobbered him for 32 runs in two overs, 14 off one and 18 off another. After the match, Bumrah even stated that he could have dismissed Konstas plenty of times. Meanwhile, Konstas also had a shoulder bump incident with Kohli, which was followed by a heated verbal altercation between the pair. During the match, Konstas was also seen mocking Kohli and the Indian fans by imitating the shoulder bump, on the request of Aussie fans.

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