Reacting to an Australian newspaper depicting batter Virat Kohli as a clown following his physical altercation with Sam Konstas, ex-India cricketer Irfan Pathan said the Australian media first made Kohli a "king" and then a "joker". "The media and newspapers here are crossing the limits of hypocrisy," he stated. The altercation occurred on Day 1 of ongoing Boxing Day Test.