"Any form of inappropriate physical contact is prohibited in cricket. Without limitation, players will breach this regulation if they deliberately, recklessly and/or negligently walk or run into or shoulder another player or umpire.
"When assessing the seriousness of the breach, the following factors (without limitation) shall be taken into account: (i) the context of the particular situation, including, without limitation, whether the contact was deliberate (i.e. intentional), reckless, negligent, and/or avoidable; (ii) the force of the contact; (iii) any resulting injury to the person with whom contact was made; and (iv) the person with whom contact was made."
What was the incident involving Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas?
The whole incident happened after the end of the 10th over in Australia's first innings on the first day of the Boxing Day Test. After the end of the over, Konstas was looking at the pitch and Kohli walked towards him with the ball in hand.
The 36-year-old even changed directions to move towards Konstas. Both Kohli and Konstas collided shoulders with each other while walking past each other.
Kohli stopped and looked back at Konstas for a few seconds before throwing a few verbal volleys at him. Konstas didn't stop himself and replied back as his batting partner Usman Khawaja tried to calm things down by engaging between them.
Even the umpire had to step in to calm things down later. It is to be noted that Sam Konstas had earlier Virat Kohli as his idol. The incident will be etched in his memories for a long time.
