After the verbal spat between Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas, it is the media now to come back with their age-old tactics of bashing the guests. The front page of the sports section of an Australian daily has posted an edited photo of Virat Kohli in the attire of a joker with a headline that says, "India sook SLAMMED for pathetic bump in teen's dream Test debut." Well, this is not something very unique about Australian media. From slamming the Indians on the newspaper to chasing them with the boom, this is normal to them. Even Ravi Shastri, the former Indian Head Coach who guided India for the consecutive wins in the Border Gavaskar Trophy Series, recalled his experiences while traveling with the team. If it was a silent poke or hopeless praise for the Aussie media, he felt that the entire country got the team's back, which the Indian media will ever dare. While commentating on Star Sports, Shastri had his say, "You expect that in a home country. I wish our country would stand up for our players in situations like this in a bigger way. I am not surprised by this at all, simply because Australia hasn’t won here in 14–15 years. The last time they won a Test match at the MCG was in 2011. So, when they get an opportunity to go berserk, they will go berserk." "Clown Kohli" Controversy Rocks BGT!▶️ Aussie newspaper mocks Kohli as "Clown Kohli" with joker-nose image.▶️ Kohli’s shoulder barge with debutant Sam Konstas sparks backlash.▶️ Ex-players call his behavior "unnecessary."▶️ Social media divided: deliberate or accidental?… pic.twitter.com/kpuGfpnEy4 — Sneha Mordani (@snehamordani) December 27, 2024 Read also: Kohli Fined After Physical Contact with Sam Konstas Are the Aussies desperate by nature? Ravi Shastri said likewise. The fact that they never defeated India in the Melbourne Cricket Ground since 2011, and that the series is hanging in 1-1, the media quite naturally has been an arse. He added, "In many ways, it’s a little bit of desperation. You know, you are three matches into the series, the scoreline is 1–1, and you have still not won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. You know, you’ve got to win at Melbourne. So, all these things creep in. I’ve been to Australia many, many times. It’s like the whole country comes behind the team—not just the crowds, but the media as well. I am not surprised because I see that sense of desperation. If Australia had already been 3–0 or 2–0 up, the headlines might have been different." Shastri probably for a moment forgot to shed off his shell of being the former head coach. He quickly added that the physical incident on Day 1 gave the media the best opportunity to howl on Kohli. Finally, he added a bit of comical sledge to the media, saying, "You saw that thing on Virat Kohli’s nose. I mean, they forgot to paint the seam there—that would have been a ball."