Former cricketers criticized Virat Kohli for bumping into Australian rookie Sam Konstas during the fourth Test in Melbourne. The incident occurred while Konstas was off to a flying start. Umpire Michael Gough and Usman Khawaja intervened to calm the situation. Ravi Shastri and Michael Vaughan disapproved of Kohli's actions, deeming them unnecessary and inappropriate.
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