Amidst the drama, an unhappy former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting criticized Kohli for his actions."Have a look where Virat walks. Virat's walked one whole pitch over to his right and instigated that confrontation.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting did not hestitate to put the entire blame of the shoulder barge incident on Virat Kohli.

"Have a look where Virat [Kohli] walks, ” Ponting said. “Virat's walked one whole pitch over to his [Sam Konstas] right and instigated that confrontation. No doubt in my mind whatsoever."