5 BGT 2024-25 controversies caught on camera: From Virat Kohli-Sam Konstas incident to Yashasvi Jaiswal’s snicko row

The ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) between India and Australia has been no short of controversies with the Sam Konstas-Virat Kohli incident grabbing the headlines. To add more to that, the Australia media targeting the likes of Kohli and Virat Kohli, has made the rivalry more intense both on and off the field.

The former Indian captain deliberately shoulder-barged Konstas at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after the 19-year-old clobbered the Indian bowlers on his debut on the first day of the fourth Test. The incident took place during the change of ends in between 10th and 11th overs. Following the incident, Kohli was fined 20 per cent of his match fees and handed one demerit point.

Mohammed Siraj’s fiery send-off Travis Head in the third Test in Brisbane was another controversy that hogged the limelight. While the incident was done and dusted on the field itself, the players’ comments made it one of the most-talking incidents in the BGT 2024-25. While Head stated that he has only said ‘well bowled’ to Siraj, the Indian pacer clearly denied stating the Australian is lying.

On Day 1 of the first Test, KL Rahul was controversially given out off Mitchell Starc. TV replays showed that the bat didn’t not made any contact with the ball. Instead, the bat hit the pad. The third umpire overturned the decision of not out given by the on-field umpire despite not having conclusive evidence on UltraEdge.

Another controversial decision robbed India a draw when Yashasvi Jaiswal was given out despite the snicko showing no contact with the bat. On the final day of the fourth Test in Melbourne, Jaiswal tried to pull a delivery from Pat Cummins. Through naked eyes, it showed the deviation in the line of the ball as it passed Jaiswal’s bat. But snicko showed there was no contact with the bat and ball, sparking controversy.

Before the start of the series, Virat Kohli made it to the frnt pages of the Australian media. Within a span of a month, things turned completely with the same publications brutally targetting Kohli and India captain Rohit Sharma. While Kohli was called a clown after the Konstas incident, Rohit was tagged as ‘captain crybaby’ after his animated reaction to Jaiswal dropping three catches.